Schweinfurt in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Schweinfurt in context

1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SchweinfurtBayern (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Schweinfurt plotted against Bayern and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Schweinfurt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Bayern which peaked in 1991-2005 and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Schweinfurt's incremental SNDi rose from 2.4 to 2.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Schweinfurt ranked 5th out of 14 cities in Bayern and 22nd out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in Germany
51st of 99
Rank in Bayern
9th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.74
Rank in Germany
22nd of 99
Rank in Bayern
5th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SchweinfurtTierra BlancaSungai Penuh

In new street additions, Schweinfurt fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tierra Blanca built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Sungai Penuh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Schweinfurt and Tierra Blanca both became progressively more disconnected, while Sungai Penuh fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Schweinfurt had a more sprawly network than Tierra Blanca in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.