Székesfehérvár in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Szekesfehervar 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
SzekesfehervarFejer (Region)Hungary (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Székesfehérvár plotted against Fejér and Hungary. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Székesfehérvár's incremental SNDi rose from 3.63 to 3.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Székesfehérvár ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Fejér and 6th out of 13 in Hungary as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in Hungary
7th of 13
Rank in Fejér
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.1
Rank in Hungary
6th of 13
Rank in Fejér
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SzekesfehervarXiongxianMazgam

Székesfehérvár, Xiongxian, and Mazgam all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Székesfehérvár and Xiongxian have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.