Rivera in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rivera in context

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RiveraUruguay (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rivera plotted against Uruguay. The SNDi of new construction in Rivera followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Uruguay rose steadily. Most recently, Rivera's incremental SNDi rose from 2.38 to 3.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rivera ranked 6th out of 8 in Uruguay as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.35
Rank in Uruguay
6th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Uruguay
6th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RiveraAsan-siNorton

In new street additions, Rivera and Asan-si both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Norton built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Rivera and Asan-si have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.