Inowrocław in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Inowroclaw in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
InowroclawKujawsko-Pomorskie (Region)Poland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Inowrocław plotted against Kujawsko-Pomorskie and Poland. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Inowrocław's incremental SNDi rose from 2.83 to 3.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Inowrocław ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Kujawsko-Pomorskie and 8th out of 63 in Poland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.38
Rank in Poland
34th of 63
Rank in Kujawsko-Pomorskie
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.84
Rank in Poland
8th of 63
Rank in Kujawsko-Pomorskie
3rd of 5

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
InowroclawKwailAl-Midaina

In new street additions, Inowrocław built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kwail fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Al-Midaina fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Inowrocław became progressively more disconnected, while Kwail fluctuated in connectivity and Al-Midaina fluctuated in connectivity.