Pristina in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pristina in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PristinaKosovo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pristina plotted against Kosovo. The SNDi of new construction in Pristina rose steadily, while Kosovo peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Pristina's incremental SNDi rose from 5.16 to 5.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pristina ranked 3rd out of 6 in Kosovo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.32
Rank in Kosovo
1st of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in Kosovo
3rd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PristinaRuzhouXinji

While Ruzhou and Xinji both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Pristina built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Ruzhou and Xinji both fluctuated in connectivity, while Pristina became progressively more disconnected. Pristina and Ruzhou have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.