Durrës in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Durres in context

2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DurresAlbania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Durrës plotted against Albania. Both Durrës and Albania follow the same trend. Most recently, Durrës's incremental SNDi rose from 4.15 to 4.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Durrës ranked 4th out of 6 in Albania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.92
Rank in Albania
2nd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.94
Rank in Albania
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DurresLongnanGuzarah

In new street additions, Durrës built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Longnan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Guzarah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Durrës became progressively more disconnected, while Longnan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Guzarah fluctuated in connectivity. Durrës and Longnan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.