Ústí nad Labem in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Usti nad Labem in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Usti nad LabemUstecky (Region)Czechia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ústí nad Labem plotted against Ústecký and Czechia. The SNDi of new construction in Ústí nad Labem followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Ústecký which rose steadily and Czechia which rose steadily. Most recently, Ústí nad Labem's incremental SNDi rose from 2.95 to 3.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ústí nad Labem ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Ústecký and 11th out of 12 in Czechia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.71
Rank in Czechia
9th of 12
Rank in Ústecký
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.51
Rank in Czechia
11th of 12
Rank in Ústecký
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Usti nad LabemLongyaoLaukkaing

In new street additions, Ústí nad Labem fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Longyao built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Laukkaing built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Ústí nad Labem became progressively more disconnected, while Longyao grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Laukkaing became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Ústí nad Labem and Laukkaing have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.