Hilversum in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hilversum in context

1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HilversumNoord-Holland (Region)Netherlands (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hilversum plotted against Noord-Holland and Netherlands. The SNDi of new construction in Hilversum peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Noord-Holland which rose steadily and Netherlands which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Hilversum's incremental SNDi fell from 1.92 to 1.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hilversum ranked 1st out of 9 cities in Noord-Holland and 6th out of 43 in Netherlands as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.65
Rank in Netherlands
2nd of 43
Rank in Noord-Holland
1st of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.66
Rank in Netherlands
6th of 43
Rank in Noord-Holland
1st 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
HilversumDamshirHuntsville

In new street additions, Hilversum and Huntsville both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Damshir built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Damshir and Huntsville both became progressively more disconnected, while Hilversum grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.