Hradec Králové in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hradec Kralove in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hradec KraloveKralovehradecky (Region)Czechia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hradec Králové plotted against Královéhradecký and Czechia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hradec Králové's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 3.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hradec Králové ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Královéhradecký and 10th out of 12 in Czechia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.55
Rank in Czechia
8th of 12
Rank in Královéhradecký
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.43
Rank in Czechia
10th of 12
Rank in Královéhradecký
1st of 1

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
Hradec KralovePalasa-KasibuggaMit Badr Halawa

In new street additions, Hradec Králové and Palasa-Kasibugga both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Mit Badr Halawa built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Hradec Králové and Palasa-Kasibugga both became progressively more disconnected, while Mit Badr Halawa became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Hradec Králové and Palasa-Kasibugga have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.