Pesaro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pesaro 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
PesaroMarche (Region)Italy (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pesaro plotted against Marche and Italy. The SNDi of new construction in Pesaro peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Marche which peaked in 1991-2005 and Italy which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Pesaro's incremental SNDi fell from 2.64 to 2.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pesaro ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Marche and 13th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in Italy
6th of 88
Rank in Marche
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.07
Rank in Italy
13th of 88
Rank in Marche
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PesaroHeroica CaborcaBognor Regis

In new street additions, Pesaro built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Heroica Caborca fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bognor Regis built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Pesaro and Heroica Caborca both became progressively more disconnected, while Bognor Regis grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.