Würzburg in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wurzburg in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Würzburg plotted against Bayern and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Würzburg followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Bayern which peaked in 1991-2005 and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Würzburg's incremental SNDi rose from 3.02 to 3.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Würzburg ranked 14th out of 14 cities in Bayern and 83rd out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.77
Rank in Germany
84th of 99
Rank in Bayern
14th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.35
Rank in Germany
83rd of 99
Rank in Bayern
14th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WurzburgPunoYangling

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