Vlora in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vlora in context

2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VloraVlore (Region)Albania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vlora plotted against Vlorë and Albania. The SNDi of new construction in Vlora peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Vlorë which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Albania which rose steadily. Most recently, Vlora's incremental SNDi fell from 5.12 to 4.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vlora ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Vlorë and 3rd out of 6 in Albania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in Albania
1st of 6
Rank in Vlorë
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.92
Rank in Albania
3rd of 6
Rank in Vlorë
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VloraLegnicaNchelenge

While Legnica and Nchelenge both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Vlora built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Vlora and Legnica have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.