Verona in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Verona 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
VeronaVeneto (Region)Italy (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Verona plotted against Veneto and Italy. The SNDi of new construction in Verona followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Veneto which peaked in 1991-2005 and Italy which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Verona's incremental SNDi rose from 3.69 to 4.26 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Verona ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in Veneto and 30th out of 88 in Italy as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.26
Rank in Italy
58th of 88
Rank in Veneto
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.4
Rank in Italy
30th of 88
Rank in Veneto
2nd of 7

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
VeronaPortoviejoVientiane

In new street additions, Verona and Portoviejo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Vientiane built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Verona and Portoviejo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.