Sopron in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sopron 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
SopronGyor-Moson-Sopron (Region)Hungary (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sopron plotted against Gyor-Moson-Sopron and Hungary. The SNDi of new construction in Sopron followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Gyor-Moson-Sopron which rose steadily and Hungary which rose steadily. Most recently, Sopron's incremental SNDi rose from 2.57 to 3.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sopron ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Gyor-Moson-Sopron and 7th out of 13 in Hungary as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in Hungary
5th of 13
Rank in Gyor-Moson-Sopron
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.24
Rank in Hungary
7th of 13
Rank in Gyor-Moson-Sopron
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SopronBishunpur KhurdCacapava

In new street additions, Sopron fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bishunpur Khurd fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Caçapava built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Sopron and Caçapava both became progressively more disconnected, while Bishunpur Khurd fluctuated in connectivity. Sopron and Caçapava have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.