Frameries in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Frameries in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FrameriesWallonie (Region)Belgium (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Frameries plotted against Wallonie and Belgium. The SNDi of new construction in Frameries peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Wallonie which rose steadily and Belgium which rose steadily. Most recently, Frameries's incremental SNDi fell from 4.19 to 3.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Frameries ranked 1st out of 6 cities in Wallonie and 6th out of 16 in Belgium as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.88
Rank in Belgium
13th of 16
Rank in Wallonie
5th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.16
Rank in Belgium
6th of 16
Rank in Wallonie
1st of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FrameriesSinhungNorman

In new street additions, Frameries built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Sinhung built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Norman built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Frameries and Norman both became progressively more disconnected, while Sinhung grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.