Osnabrück in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Osnabruck in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OsnabruckNiedersachsen (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Osnabrück plotted against Niedersachsen and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Osnabrück followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Niedersachsen which rose steadily and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Osnabrück's incremental SNDi rose from 2.29 to 2.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Osnabrück ranked 2nd out of 9 cities in Niedersachsen and 25th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.52
Rank in Germany
36th of 99
Rank in Niedersachsen
3rd of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.79
Rank in Germany
25th of 99
Rank in Niedersachsen
2nd of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OsnabruckShishouTrang Bang

In new street additions, Osnabrück fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shishou built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Trang Bang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Osnabrück and Shishou both became progressively more disconnected, while Trang Bang became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Osnabrück and Shishou have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.