Mönchengladbach in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Monchengladbach in context

1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MonchengladbachNordrhein-Westfalen (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mönchengladbach plotted against Nordrhein-Westfalen and Germany. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mönchengladbach's incremental SNDi rose from 2.73 to 2.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mönchengladbach ranked 2nd out of 24 cities in Nordrhein-Westfalen and 35th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.94
Rank in Germany
55th of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
14th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.89
Rank in Germany
35th of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
2nd of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MonchengladbachKhostBila Tserkva

In new street additions, Mönchengladbach and Bila Tserkva both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Khost fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Mönchengladbach and Khost have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.