Ritterhude in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ritterhude in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RitterhudeBremen (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ritterhude plotted against Bremen and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Ritterhude peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Bremen which rose steadily and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Ritterhude's incremental SNDi fell from 6.37 to 3.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ritterhude ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Bremen and 99th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.55
Rank in Germany
82nd of 99
Rank in Bremen
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.9
Rank in Germany
99th of 99
Rank in Bremen
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RitterhudeAdikpoPontinamallayyapalem

In new street additions, Ritterhude built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Adikpo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Pontinamallayyapalem built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Adikpo and Pontinamallayyapalem both became progressively more disconnected, while Ritterhude grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.