Manassas Park in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Manassas Park in context

2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Manassas ParkVirginia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Manassas Park plotted against Virginia and United States. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Manassas Park's incremental SNDi fell from 5.63 to 4.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Manassas Park ranked 6th out of 11 cities in Virginia and 288th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.2
Rank in United States
178th of 333
Rank in Virginia
3rd of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.58
Rank in United States
288th of 333
Rank in Virginia
6th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Manassas ParkLas MercedesSocopo

In new street additions, Manassas Park built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Las Mercedes built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Socopó fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Manassas Park grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Las Mercedes became progressively more disconnected and Socopó fluctuated in connectivity. Manassas Park and Las Mercedes have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.