Mérida in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Merida in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeridaVenezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mérida plotted against Venezuela. The SNDi of new construction in Mérida peaked in 1991-2005, while Venezuela followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mérida's incremental SNDi fell from 8.67 to 6.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mérida ranked 68th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.92
Rank in Venezuela
58th of 70

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.72
Rank in Venezuela
68th of 70

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MeridaProddaturBilasipara

While Proddatur and Bilasipara both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mérida built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.