Fujieda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fujieda in context

1.622.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FujiedaShizuoka (Region)Japan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fujieda plotted against Shizuoka and Japan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fujieda's incremental SNDi rose from 2.01 to 2.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fujieda ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Shizuoka and 23rd out of 135 in Japan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Japan
57th of 135
Rank in Shizuoka
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.79
Rank in Japan
23rd of 135
Rank in Shizuoka
2nd of 5

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
FujiedaNaugarhRivne

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