Bocholt in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bocholt in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BocholtNordrhein-Westfalen (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bocholt plotted against Nordrhein-Westfalen and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Bocholt peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Nordrhein-Westfalen which rose steadily and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Bocholt's incremental SNDi fell from 3.17 to 3.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bocholt ranked 13th out of 24 cities in Nordrhein-Westfalen and 70th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in Germany
66th of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
17th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.23
Rank in Germany
70th of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
13th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BocholtIla OrangunFarafangana

In new street additions, Bocholt built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Ila Orangun built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Farafangana fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bocholt and Ila Orangun both became progressively more disconnected, while Farafangana grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Bocholt and Ila Orangun have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.