Almelo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Almelo in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AlmeloOverijssel (Region)Netherlands (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Almelo plotted against Overijssel and Netherlands. The SNDi of new construction in Almelo followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Overijssel which peaked in 1976-1990 and Netherlands which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Almelo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.32 to 3.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Almelo ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Overijssel and 37th out of 43 in Netherlands as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.47
Rank in Netherlands
41st of 43
Rank in Overijssel
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.31
Rank in Netherlands
37th of 43
Rank in Overijssel
5th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AlmeloCeel DheerAl Daraksa

In new street additions, Almelo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ceel Dheer fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Al Daraksa built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Almelo became progressively more disconnected, while Ceel Dheer became progressively more connected and Al Daraksa became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Almelo and Ceel Dheer have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.