Remscheid in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Remscheid 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
RemscheidNordrhein-Westfalen (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Remscheid plotted against Nordrhein-Westfalen and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Remscheid peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Nordrhein-Westfalen which rose steadily and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Remscheid's incremental SNDi fell from 2.98 to 2.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Remscheid ranked 17th out of 24 cities in Nordrhein-Westfalen and 85th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.37
Rank in Germany
27th of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
4th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.37
Rank in Germany
85th of 99
Rank in Nordrhein-Westfalen
17th 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
RemscheidKertasariOwode

In new street additions, Remscheid built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kertasari built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Owode built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Remscheid and Kertasari both became progressively more disconnected, while Owode became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Remscheid and Kertasari have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.