Dresden in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dresden in context

2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DresdenSachsen (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dresden plotted against Sachsen and Germany. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Dresden's incremental SNDi rose from 3.23 to 3.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dresden ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Sachsen and 48th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.83
Rank in Germany
87th of 99
Rank in Sachsen
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.96
Rank in Germany
48th of 99
Rank in Sachsen
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DresdenSipingHomel

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