Leander in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Leander in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LeanderTexas (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Leander plotted against Texas and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Leander followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Texas which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Leander's incremental SNDi fell from 3.83 to 3.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Leander ranked 32nd out of 42 cities in Texas and 227th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.6
Rank in United States
95th of 333
Rank in Texas
24th of 42

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.7
Rank in United States
227th of 333
Rank in Texas
32nd of 42

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LeanderPencoJambusar

In new street additions, Leander fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Penco built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Jambusar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Leander fluctuated in connectivity, while Penco grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Jambusar became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Leander and Penco have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.