Kecskemét in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kecskemet in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KecskemetBacs-Kiskun (Region)Hungary (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kecskemét plotted against Bács-Kiskun and Hungary. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kecskemét's incremental SNDi rose from 2.55 to 2.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kecskemét ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Bács-Kiskun and 3rd out of 13 in Hungary as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.57
Rank in Hungary
1st of 13
Rank in Bács-Kiskun
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in Hungary
3rd of 13
Rank in Bács-Kiskun
1st of 1

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
KecskemetAnjangaonMoranhat

In new street additions, Kecskemét and Moranhat both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Anjangaon built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Kecskemét and Moranhat both became progressively more disconnected, while Anjangaon fluctuated in connectivity. Kecskemét and Anjangaon have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.