Fier in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fier in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FierAlbania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fier plotted against Albania. The SNDi of new construction in Fier followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Albania rose steadily. Most recently, Fier's incremental SNDi rose from 3.94 to 5.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fier ranked 1st out of 6 in Albania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.84
Rank in Albania
5th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.6
Rank in Albania
1st of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FierMangoHalabja

In new street additions, Fier and Mango both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Halabja built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Fier became progressively more disconnected, while Mango fluctuated in connectivity and Halabja became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Fier and Mango have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.