Gütersloh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gutersloh in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuterslohNordrhein-Westfalen (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gütersloh plotted against Nordrhein-Westfalen and Germany. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gütersloh's incremental SNDi rose from 2.51 to 2.74 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gütersloh ranked 8th out of 24 cities in Nordrhein-Westfalen and 53rd out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.74
Rank in Germany
50th of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
12th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.98
Rank in Germany
53rd of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
8th of 24

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
GuterslohIlara MokinTangara da Serra

In new street additions, Gütersloh built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ilara Mokin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Tangará da Serra fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Gütersloh and Ilara Mokin have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.