Minden in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Minden in context

2.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MindenNordrhein-Westfalen (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Minden plotted against Nordrhein-Westfalen and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Minden peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Nordrhein-Westfalen which rose steadily and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Minden's incremental SNDi fell from 3.26 to 3.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Minden ranked 18th out of 24 cities in Nordrhein-Westfalen and 86th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in Germany
62nd of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
16th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.38
Rank in Germany
86th of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
18th of 24

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
MindenHuzhuSanta Rosa

In new street additions, Minden built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Huzhu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Santa Rosa built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Minden and Santa Rosa both became progressively more disconnected, while Huzhu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Minden had a more connected network than Huzhu in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.