Brčko in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Brčko plotted against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The SNDi of new construction in Brčko peaked in 1991-2005, while Bosnia and Herzegovina rose steadily. Most recently, Brčko's incremental SNDi fell from 6.08 to 4.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Brčko ranked 3rd out of 5 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• North Canberra [Canberra], Australia
• 옥정신도시, South Korea
• Al Qusair, Syria
• Cintalapa, México
• Baragashi, India
• El Affroun, Algeria

In new street additions, Brčko built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while North Canberra [Canberra] fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Cintalapa built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Brčko and Cintalapa both became progressively more disconnected, while North Canberra [Canberra] fluctuated in connectivity. Brčko and North Canberra [Canberra] have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.