Marín in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Marin in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MarinYaracuy (Region)Venezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Marín plotted against Yaracuy and Venezuela. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Marín's incremental SNDi rose from 2.62 to 4.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Marín ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Yaracuy and 15th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.61
Rank in Venezuela
31st of 70
Rank in Yaracuy
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in Venezuela
15th of 70
Rank in Yaracuy
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MarinBuheung-dongFutang

In new street additions, Marín fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Buheung-dong built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Futang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Marín and Buheung-dong both became progressively more disconnected, while Futang fluctuated in connectivity. Marín and Futang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.