Wetmore in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wetmore 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
WetmoreTexas (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wetmore plotted against Texas and United States. While Texas and United States both peaked in 1991-2005, Wetmore's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Wetmore's incremental SNDi fell from 5.22 to 4.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wetmore ranked 38th out of 42 cities in Texas and 285th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.1
Rank in United States
159th of 333
Rank in Texas
29th of 42

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.51
Rank in United States
285th of 333
Rank in Texas
38th of 42

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WetmoreLintaoKibre Mengist

In new street additions, Wetmore built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Lintao built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kibre Mengist fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Lintao and Kibre Mengist both became progressively more disconnected, while Wetmore grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Wetmore and Lintao have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.