Gorzów Wielkopolski in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gorzow Wielkopolski in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Gorzow WielkopolskiLubuskie (Region)Poland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gorzów Wielkopolski plotted against Lubuskie and Poland. The SNDi of new construction in Gorzów Wielkopolski followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Lubuskie which rose steadily and Poland which rose steadily. Most recently, Gorzów Wielkopolski's incremental SNDi rose from 2.17 to 2.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gorzów Wielkopolski ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Lubuskie and 14th out of 63 in Poland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Poland
11th of 63
Rank in Lubuskie
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.01
Rank in Poland
14th of 63
Rank in Lubuskie
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Gorzow WielkopolskiGarooweOcumare del Tuy

In new street additions, Gorzów Wielkopolski and Ocumare del Tuy both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Garoowe built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Gorzów Wielkopolski became progressively more disconnected, while Garoowe became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Ocumare del Tuy fluctuated in connectivity.