Magdeburg in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Magdeburg in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MagdeburgSachsen-Anhalt (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Magdeburg plotted against Sachsen-Anhalt and Germany. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Magdeburg's incremental SNDi rose from 3.11 to 3.95 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Magdeburg ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Sachsen-Anhalt and 68th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.95
Rank in Germany
89th of 99
Rank in Sachsen-Anhalt
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.17
Rank in Germany
68th of 99
Rank in Sachsen-Anhalt
2nd of 2

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
MagdeburgXinjiMadaripur

In new street additions, Magdeburg and Madaripur both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Xinji fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Magdeburg became progressively more disconnected, while Xinji fluctuated in connectivity and Madaripur became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.