Rimini in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rimini in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RiminiEmilia-Romagna (Region)Italy (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rimini plotted against Emilia-Romagna and Italy. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rimini's incremental SNDi fell from 3.8 to 3.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rimini ranked 8th out of 10 cities in Emilia-Romagna and 42nd out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.09
Rank in Italy
32nd of 88
Rank in Emilia-Romagna
4th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.64
Rank in Italy
42nd of 88
Rank in Emilia-Romagna
8th of 10

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
RiminiKlaipedaVasco da Gama

In new street additions, Rimini built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Klaipėda built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Vasco da Gama fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Rimini and Klaipėda have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.