Ede in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ede in context

1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EdeGelderland (Region)Netherlands (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ede plotted against Gelderland and Netherlands. The SNDi of new construction in Ede peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Gelderland which peaked in 1991-2005 and Netherlands which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Ede's incremental SNDi fell from 1.89 to 1.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ede ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Gelderland and 16th out of 43 in Netherlands as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.82
Rank in Netherlands
6th of 43
Rank in Gelderland
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.81
Rank in Netherlands
16th of 43
Rank in Gelderland
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EdeMehrabpurImishli

In new street additions, Ede built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Mehrabpur built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Imishli built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Ede grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Mehrabpur became progressively more disconnected and Imishli became progressively more connected.