Lecce in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lecce 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
LecceApulia (Region)Italy (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lecce plotted against Apulia and Italy. While Apulia and Italy both peaked in 1991-2005, Lecce's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Lecce's incremental SNDi fell from 3.32 to 2.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lecce ranked 9th out of 11 cities in Apulia and 19th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.84
Rank in Italy
21st of 88
Rank in Apulia
7th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Italy
19th of 88
Rank in Apulia
9th of 11

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
LecceKafr al Hajj ShirbiniCodo

In new street additions, Lecce built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Kafr al Hajj Shirbini built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Codó fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Lecce and Kafr al Hajj Shirbini have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.