Aalborg in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Aalborg in context

2.42.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AalborgNordjylland (Region)Denmark (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Aalborg plotted against Nordjylland and Denmark. The SNDi of new construction in Aalborg peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Nordjylland which peaked in 1991-2005 and Denmark which rose steadily. Most recently, Aalborg's incremental SNDi fell from 3.85 to 3.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Aalborg ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Nordjylland and 3rd out of 5 in Denmark as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.65
Rank in Denmark
5th of 5
Rank in Nordjylland
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in Denmark
3rd of 5
Rank in Nordjylland
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
AalborgHisorKoh-i-Sayad

In new street additions, Aalborg built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Hisor built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Koh-i-Sayad built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Aalborg became progressively more disconnected, while Hisor grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Koh-i-Sayad became progressively more connected. Aalborg and Koh-i-Sayad have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.