Bussum in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bussum 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
BussumNoord-Holland (Region)Netherlands (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bussum plotted against Noord-Holland and Netherlands. The SNDi of new construction in Bussum followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Noord-Holland which rose steadily and Netherlands which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Bussum's incremental SNDi rose from 1.9 to 2.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bussum ranked 2nd out of 9 cities in Noord-Holland and 13th out of 43 in Netherlands as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.37
Rank in Netherlands
28th of 43
Rank in Noord-Holland
4th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.76
Rank in Netherlands
13th of 43
Rank in Noord-Holland
2nd of 9

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
BussumMizan TeferiKidderminster

In new street additions, Bussum fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mizan Teferi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Kidderminster built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Bussum became progressively more disconnected, while Mizan Teferi became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Kidderminster grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Bussum and Mizan Teferi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.