Kladno in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kladno in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KladnoStredocesky (Region)Czechia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kladno plotted against Středočeský and Czechia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kladno's incremental SNDi rose from 3.48 to 4.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kladno ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Středočeský and 9th out of 12 in Czechia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.57
Rank in Czechia
12th of 12
Rank in Středočeský
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.38
Rank in Czechia
9th of 12
Rank in Středočeský
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KladnoYingjingChakia

In new street additions, Kladno built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Yingjing built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Chakia fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kladno became progressively more disconnected, while Yingjing grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Chakia fluctuated in connectivity. Kladno and Yingjing have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.