Rosenheim in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rosenheim in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RosenheimBayern (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rosenheim plotted against Bayern and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Rosenheim followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Bayern which peaked in 1991-2005 and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Rosenheim's incremental SNDi rose from 3.04 to 3.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rosenheim ranked 12th out of 14 cities in Bayern and 71st out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.2
Rank in Germany
74th of 99
Rank in Bayern
12th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.23
Rank in Germany
71st of 99
Rank in Bayern
12th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RosenheimGuildfordShanting

In new street additions, Rosenheim fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Guildford built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Shanting built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Rosenheim and Shanting both became progressively more disconnected, while Guildford grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Rosenheim and Shanting have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.