Pejë in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Peje in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PejePecki (Region)Kosovo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pejë plotted against Pećki and Kosovo. The SNDi of new construction in Pejë rose steadily, compared to Pećki which rose steadily and Kosovo which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Pejë's incremental SNDi rose from 6.08 to 7.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pejë ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Pećki and 2nd out of 6 in Kosovo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.28
Rank in Kosovo
6th of 6
Rank in Pećki
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.48
Rank in Kosovo
2nd of 6
Rank in Pećki
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PejeWhite SettlementSahiwal

In new street additions, Pejë built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while White Settlement built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Sahiwal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Pejë and White Settlement both became progressively more disconnected, while Sahiwal became progressively more connected. Pejë and White Settlement have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.