Brindisi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Brindisi 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
BrindisiApulia (Region)Italy (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Brindisi plotted against Apulia and Italy. While Apulia and Italy both peaked in 1991-2005, Brindisi's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Brindisi's incremental SNDi fell from 3.47 to 2.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Brindisi ranked 10th out of 11 cities in Apulia and 45th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Italy
7th of 88
Rank in Apulia
4th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in Italy
45th of 88
Rank in Apulia
10th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BrindisiSafonovoBuri Ram

In new street additions, Brindisi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Сафоново built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Buri Ram built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Brindisi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Сафоново became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Buri Ram became progressively more disconnected. Brindisi and Сафоново have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.