Bremerhaven in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Bremerhaven in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bremerhaven plotted against Bremen and Germany. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bremerhaven's incremental SNDi rose from 2.92 to 3.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bremerhaven ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Bremen and 49th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.72
- Rank in Germany
- 83rd of 99
- Rank in Bremen
- 3rd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.97
- Rank in Germany
- 49th of 99
- Rank in Bremen
- 2nd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Bacău, Romania
- San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
- Jimei, China
- Kotamobagu, Indonesia
- Porsa, India
- Baisha, China
Bremerhaven, Bacău, and Kotamobagu all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Bremerhaven and Bacău have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.