The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Fukui followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Fukui, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Fukui, Echizen and Tsuruga. Out of the three cities, Tsuruga does not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Tsuruga rose steadily.

How do development practices in Fukui fare in comparison to others in Japan? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Fukui was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 44 regions in Japan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Japan, street construction in Fukui has become more connected. Fukui ranked 3rd in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2005 and 9th in 2006-2020.

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Fukui is Tsuruga with an SNDi of 1.98, which is well-connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Fukui with an SNDi of 1.49, which is very well-connected. See trends for these cities: Fukui, Tsuruga

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Fukui rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Fukui, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Fukui, Echizen and Tsuruga. Out of the three cities, Echizen does not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Echizen followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.

To date, Fukui is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 44 regions in Japan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Fukui ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2005 and 3rd in 2006-2020.