Lakeside in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lakeside in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lakeside plotted against Virginia and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Lakeside rose steadily, compared to Virginia which peaked in 1991-2005 and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Lakeside's incremental SNDi rose from 5.85 to 6.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lakeside ranked 8th out of 11 cities in Virginia and 297th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.48
Rank in United States
312th of 333
Rank in Virginia
11th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.8
Rank in United States
297th of 333
Rank in Virginia
8th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LakesideBilaspurBuulo Mareer

In new street additions, Lakeside built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bilaspur built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Buulo Mareer fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Lakeside became progressively more disconnected, while Bilaspur grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Buulo Mareer became progressively more disconnected.