Calabozo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Calabozo plotted against Guárico and Venezuela. The SNDi of new construction in Calabozo was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Guárico which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Venezuela which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Calabozo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.25 to 2.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Calabozo ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Guárico and 10th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Dibai, India
• Jeypore, India
• Malayer, Iran
• Kapadvanj, India
• Nong'an, China
• Phulbaria, Bangladesh

In new street additions, Calabozo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Dibai built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Kapadvanj built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Calabozo became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Dibai grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Kapadvanj became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Calabozo had a more sprawly network than Dibai in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.