Cabimas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cabimas in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CabimasZulia (Region)Venezuela (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cabimas plotted against Zulia and Venezuela. The SNDi of new construction in Cabimas rose steadily, compared to Zulia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Venezuela which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Cabimas's incremental SNDi rose from 3.65 to 3.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cabimas ranked 4th out of 9 cities in Zulia and 17th out of 70 in Venezuela as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in Venezuela
21st of 70
Rank in Zulia
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.81
Rank in Venezuela
17th of 70
Rank in Zulia
4th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CabimasMcAllenKhanewal

In new street additions, Cabimas and McAllen both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Khanewal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Cabimas had a more sprawly network than McAllen in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.