Prizren in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Prizren 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
PrizrenKosovo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Prizren plotted against Kosovo. The SNDi of new construction in Prizren rose steadily, while Kosovo peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Prizren's incremental SNDi rose from 5.62 to 5.95 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Prizren ranked 4th out of 6 in Kosovo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.95
Rank in Kosovo
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.81
Rank in Kosovo
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PrizrenSakakaMajalgaon

In new street additions, Prizren and Majalgaon both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Sakaka fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Prizren and Majalgaon both became progressively more disconnected, while Sakaka grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Prizren and Sakaka have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.