Mestre in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mestre in context

2.83.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MestreVeneto (Region)Italy (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mestre plotted against Veneto and Italy. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mestre's incremental SNDi fell from 3.92 to 3.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mestre ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Veneto and 78th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in Italy
54th of 88
Rank in Veneto
4th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.49
Rank in Italy
78th of 88
Rank in Veneto
7th of 7

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
MestreSumbawa BesarBajil

In new street additions, Mestre built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Sumbawa Besar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bajil built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Mestre and Sumbawa Besar both became progressively more disconnected, while Bajil became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Mestre and Sumbawa Besar have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.