Neuwied in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Neuwied in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Neuwied plotted against Rheinland-Pfalz and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Neuwied followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Rheinland-Pfalz which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Neuwied's incremental SNDi rose from 4.63 to 4.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Neuwied ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Rheinland-Pfalz and 98th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.67
Rank in Germany
93rd of 99
Rank in Rheinland-Pfalz
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.91
Rank in Germany
98th of 99
Rank in Rheinland-Pfalz
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NeuwiedNahavandKhutsong

While Nahavand and Khutsong both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Neuwied fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Neuwied and Khutsong have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.