Rostock in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rostock in context

22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RostockMecklenburg-Vorpommern (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rostock plotted against Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Germany. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rostock's incremental SNDi rose from 3.54 to 3.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rostock ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and 92nd out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in Germany
85th of 99
Rank in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.86
Rank in Germany
92nd of 99
Rank in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RostockTasoujSunyani

In new street additions, Rostock built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Tasouj built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Sunyani fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Rostock and Sunyani both became progressively more disconnected, while Tasouj fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Rostock had a more sprawly network than Sunyani in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.