Atascocita in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Atascocita in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AtascocitaTexas (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Atascocita plotted against Texas and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Atascocita was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Texas which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Atascocita's incremental SNDi rose from 4.42 to 5.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Atascocita ranked 40th out of 42 cities in Texas and 298th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.64
Rank in United States
287th of 333
Rank in Texas
40th of 42

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.81
Rank in United States
298th of 333
Rank in Texas
40th of 42

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AtascocitaTurboPenapolis

In new street additions, Atascocita built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Turbo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Penápolis built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Turbo and Penápolis both became progressively more disconnected, while Atascocita became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.