Odense in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Odense in context

2.42.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.733.33.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OdenseSyddanmark (Region)Denmark (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Odense plotted against Syddanmark and Denmark. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Odense's incremental SNDi rose from 3.26 to 3.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Odense ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Syddanmark and 4th out of 5 in Denmark as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.48
Rank in Denmark
4th of 5
Rank in Syddanmark
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in Denmark
4th of 5
Rank in Syddanmark
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OdenseHengyangDoba

In new street additions, Odense built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Hengyang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Doba built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Hengyang and Doba both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Odense became progressively more disconnected.