Albano Laziale in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Albano Laziale in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Albano LazialeLazio (Region)Italy (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Albano Laziale plotted against Lazio and Italy. While Lazio and Italy both peaked in 1991-2005, Albano Laziale's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Albano Laziale's incremental SNDi fell from 4.81 to 4.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Albano Laziale ranked 5th out of 7 cities in Lazio and 84th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.57
Rank in Italy
68th of 88
Rank in Lazio
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.92
Rank in Italy
84th of 88
Rank in Lazio
5th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Albano LazialeAdirampattinamOuenza

In new street additions, Albano Laziale built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Adirampattinam fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Ouenza fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Albano Laziale became progressively more disconnected, while Adirampattinam fluctuated in connectivity and Ouenza fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Albano Laziale had a more connected network than Adirampattinam in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.