Context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mandeville (most disconnected)Kingston (most connected)

The chart above shows the evolution of street network disconnectedness of the most connected and most disconnected cities in Jamaica, for both new street additions (left) and the aggregate street network (right).

Jamaica in context: Street-network sprawl of new development

The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Jamaica rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Jamaica, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Saint Andrew, Saint Catherine and Saint James. Out of the three regions, Saint Andrew and Saint James do not follow the same trend as the country. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Saint Andrew peaked in 1991-2005. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Saint James followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.

The largest city in Jamaica is Kingston, with a population of 608400 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Kingston as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.24, which is sprawly. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Kingston peaked in 1991-2005.

Jamaica in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Jamaica is Mandeville with an SNDi of 6.07, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Kingston with an SNDi of 4.24, which is sprawly. See these two cities’ trends in the above graph, or dive deeper into each: Kingston, Mandeville.

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Jamaica rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Jamaica, we can consider three of its most populous regions: Saint Andrew, Saint Catherine and Saint James. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Jamaica follow the same country trend.

The largest city in Jamaica is Kingston, with a population of 608400 people. Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Kingston as of 2020, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.24, which is sprawly. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Kingston rose steadily.