Mitrovica in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mitrovica in context

4.555.56<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.555.56<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MitrovicaKosovska Mitrovica (Region)Kosovo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mitrovica plotted against Kosovska Mitrovica and Kosovo. The SNDi of new construction in Mitrovica rose steadily, compared to Kosovska Mitrovica which peaked in 1976-1990 and Kosovo which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Mitrovica's incremental SNDi rose from 5.94 to 5.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mitrovica ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Kosovska Mitrovica and 5th out of 6 in Kosovo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.97
Rank in Kosovo
5th of 6
Rank in Kosovska Mitrovica
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.19
Rank in Kosovo
5th of 6
Rank in Kosovska Mitrovica
1st of 1

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MitrovicaXiang Tang Cun Turlock

While 向塘村 and Turlock both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Mitrovica built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, 向塘村 and Turlock both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Mitrovica became progressively more disconnected.