Breda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Breda in context

22.22.42.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.22.42.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BredaNoord-Brabant (Region)Netherlands (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Breda plotted against Noord-Brabant and Netherlands. The SNDi of new construction in Breda rose steadily, compared to Noord-Brabant which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Netherlands which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Breda's incremental SNDi rose from 2.56 to 2.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Breda ranked 6th out of 8 cities in Noord-Brabant and 34th out of 43 in Netherlands as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in Netherlands
33rd of 43
Rank in Noord-Brabant
7th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.17
Rank in Netherlands
34th of 43
Rank in Noord-Brabant
6th of 8

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
BredaKebri DeharSheberghan

In new street additions, Breda built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kebri Dehar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Sheberghan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Breda became progressively more disconnected, while Kebri Dehar became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Sheberghan fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Breda had a more connected network than Kebri Dehar in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.