Kempten (Allgäu) in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kempten (Allgau) in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kempten (Allgau)Bayern (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kempten (Allgäu) plotted against Bayern and Germany. While Bayern and Germany both rose steadily, Kempten (Allgäu)'s new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Kempten (Allgäu)'s incremental SNDi rose from 2.47 to 3.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kempten (Allgäu) ranked 9th out of 14 cities in Bayern and 34th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in Germany
76th of 99
Rank in Bayern
13th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.89
Rank in Germany
34th of 99
Rank in Bayern
9th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kempten (Allgau)WijigraChukai

In new street additions, Kempten (Allgäu) and Wijigra both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Chukai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kempten (Allgäu) and Wijigra both became progressively more disconnected, while Chukai fluctuated in connectivity. Kempten (Allgäu) and Wijigra have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.