Rubio in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Rubio in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rubio plotted against Táchira and Venezuela. The SNDi of new construction in Rubio rose steadily, compared to Táchira which peaked in 1976-1990 and Venezuela which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Rubio's incremental SNDi rose from 4.6 to 5.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rubio ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Táchira and 44th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.09
- Rank in Venezuela
- 40th of 70
- Rank in Táchira
- 3rd of 4
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.11
- Rank in Venezuela
- 44th of 70
- Rank in Táchira
- 3rd of 4
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Tongxin, China
- Samitah, Saudi Arabia
- Pehowa, India
- Bahma, Egypt
- Qaryat Salah al Din, Egypt
- Hajja, Yemen
While Tongxin and Bahma both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Rubio built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Rubio and Bahma have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.