Rüsselsheim am Main in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Russelsheim am Main in context

2.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Russelsheim am MainHessen (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rüsselsheim am Main plotted against Hessen and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Rüsselsheim am Main peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Hessen which peaked in 1991-2005 and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Rüsselsheim am Main's incremental SNDi fell from 2.71 to 2.26 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rüsselsheim am Main ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Hessen and 76th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.26
Rank in Germany
21st of 99
Rank in Hessen
4th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.3
Rank in Germany
76th of 99
Rank in Hessen
7th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Russelsheim am MainCoronelMangalagiri

In new street additions, Rüsselsheim am Main built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Coronel fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Mangalagiri built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Coronel and Mangalagiri both became progressively more disconnected, while Rüsselsheim am Main grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Rüsselsheim am Main had a more sprawly network than Mangalagiri in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.