Nyíregyháza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nyiregyhaza in context

2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NyiregyhazaSzabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg (Region)Hungary (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nyíregyháza plotted against Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg and Hungary. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nyíregyháza's incremental SNDi rose from 3.41 to 4.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nyíregyháza ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg and 12th out of 13 in Hungary as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.66
Rank in Hungary
11th of 13
Rank in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.71
Rank in Hungary
12th of 13
Rank in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
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
NyiregyhazaQitaiheAr Riyad

In new street additions, Nyíregyháza and Ar Riyaḑ both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Qitaihe built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Nyíregyháza and Qitaihe have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.