Padua in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Padua in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Padua plotted against Veneto and Italy. The SNDi of new construction in Padua rose steadily, compared to Veneto which peaked in 1991-2005 and Italy which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Padua's incremental SNDi rose from 4.21 to 4.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Padua ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Veneto and 75th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.78
- Rank in Italy
- 75th of 88
- Rank in Veneto
- 6th of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.46
- Rank in Italy
- 75th of 88
- Rank in Veneto
- 6th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Qamishli, Syria
- Gangapur City, India
- Deesa, India
- Arkhangelsk, Russia
- Chakwal, Pakistan
- Khajauli, India
In new street additions, Padua and Qamishli both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Arkhangelsk fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.