Wels in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wels in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WelsOberosterreich (Region)Austria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wels plotted against Oberösterreich and Austria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wels's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 3.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wels ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Oberösterreich and 7th out of 8 in Austria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.65
Rank in Austria
7th of 8
Rank in Oberösterreich
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.3
Rank in Austria
7th of 8
Rank in Oberösterreich
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WelsZhanhuaquKebonan

While Zhanhuaqu and Kebonan both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Wels built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Wels and Kebonan both became progressively more disconnected, while Zhanhuaqu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Wels and Zhanhuaqu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.