Osijek 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 Osijek plotted against Osjecko-Baranjska and Croatia. The SNDi of new construction in Osijek was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Osjecko-Baranjska which rose steadily and Croatia which rose steadily. Most recently, Osijek's incremental SNDi rose from 2.86 to 3.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Osijek ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Osjecko-Baranjska and 1st out of 5 in Croatia as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Lancaster, United States
• 巴虎屯村, China
• Guddu, Pakistan
• Ukhrul, India
• Sidi Aissa, Algeria
• Rahui, India

In new street additions, Osijek built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Lancaster built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Ukhrul fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Osijek became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Lancaster became progressively more disconnected and Ukhrul fluctuated in connectivity. Osijek and Lancaster have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.