Kaunas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kaunas in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KaunasKauno (Region)Lithuania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kaunas plotted against Kauno and Lithuania. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kaunas's incremental SNDi rose from 4.05 to 4.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kaunas ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Kauno and 4th out of 4 in Lithuania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.68
Rank in Lithuania
4th of 4
Rank in Kauno
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.11
Rank in Lithuania
4th of 4
Rank in Kauno
1st of 1

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
KaunasColimaBydgoszcz

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