Larnaca in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Larnaca in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LarnacaCyprus (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Larnaca plotted against Cyprus. Both Larnaca and Cyprus follow the same trend. Most recently, Larnaca's incremental SNDi rose from 3.59 to 4.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Larnaca ranked 2nd out of 4 in Cyprus as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.19
Rank in Cyprus
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.97
Rank in Cyprus
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LarnacaKayalpattinamBandar Seri Begawan

Larnaca, Kayalpattinam, and Bandar Seri Begawan all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Larnaca and Kayalpattinam have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.