Nuremberg in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nuremberg in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nuremberg plotted against Bayern and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Nuremberg peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Bayern which peaked in 1991-2005 and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Nuremberg's incremental SNDi fell from 2.43 to 2.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nuremberg ranked 8th out of 14 cities in Bayern and 32nd out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Germany
32nd of 99
Rank in Bayern
7th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.85
Rank in Germany
32nd of 99
Rank in Bayern
8th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NurembergThalasseryJashore

In new street additions, Nuremberg built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Thalassery built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Jashore built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Nuremberg and Jashore both became progressively more disconnected, while Thalassery became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Nuremberg and Jashore have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.