Reinbek in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Reinbek in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ReinbekSchleswig-Holstein (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Reinbek plotted against Schleswig-Holstein and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Reinbek followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Schleswig-Holstein which peaked in 1991-2005 and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Reinbek's incremental SNDi rose from 2.13 to 2.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Reinbek ranked 1st out of 5 cities in Schleswig-Holstein and 56th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.15
Rank in Germany
15th of 99
Rank in Schleswig-Holstein
1st of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.01
Rank in Germany
56th of 99
Rank in Schleswig-Holstein
1st of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ReinbekPangkalan KerinciApucarana

In new street additions, Reinbek and Apucarana both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Pangkalan Kerinci built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Reinbek had a more sprawly network than Apucarana in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.