Krefeld in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Krefeld in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Krefeld plotted against Nordrhein-Westfalen and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Krefeld peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Nordrhein-Westfalen which rose steadily and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Krefeld's incremental SNDi fell from 2.56 to 2.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Krefeld ranked 4th out of 24 cities in Nordrhein-Westfalen and 38th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Germany
31st of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
7th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.9
Rank in Germany
38th of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
4th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KrefeldBeni MellalMoreno Valley

Krefeld, Beni Mellal, and Moreno Valley all built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street construction. For the full network, Krefeld and Beni Mellal both became progressively more disconnected, while Moreno Valley grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Krefeld and Beni Mellal have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.