Pécs in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pecs 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
PecsBaranya (Region)Hungary (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pécs plotted against Baranya and Hungary. While Baranya and Hungary both rose steadily, Pécs's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Pécs's incremental SNDi rose from 4.05 to 4.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pécs ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Baranya and 11th out of 13 in Hungary as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.16
Rank in Hungary
9th of 13
Rank in Baranya
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.54
Rank in Hungary
11th of 13
Rank in Baranya
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PecsHejiangHailun

In new street additions, Pécs built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Hejiang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Hailun fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Pécs became progressively more disconnected, while Hejiang became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Hailun fluctuated in connectivity. Pécs and Hejiang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.