Gouda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gouda in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gouda plotted against Zuid-Holland and Netherlands. The SNDi of new construction in Gouda rose steadily, compared to Zuid-Holland which peaked in 1991-2005 and Netherlands which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Gouda's incremental SNDi rose from 2.33 to 3.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gouda ranked 3rd out of 6 cities in Zuid-Holland and 30th out of 43 in Netherlands as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.53
Rank in Netherlands
42nd of 43
Rank in Zuid-Holland
5th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.01
Rank in Netherlands
30th of 43
Rank in Zuid-Holland
3rd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GoudaMirsharaiPalo Negro

While Mirsharai and Palo Negro both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Gouda built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Gouda and Palo Negro both became progressively more disconnected, while Mirsharai grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Gouda and Palo Negro have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.