Krakow in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Krakow 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
KrakowMalopolskie (Region)Poland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Krakow plotted against Małopolskie and Poland. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Krakow's incremental SNDi rose from 2.59 to 3.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Krakow ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Małopolskie and 33rd out of 63 in Poland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.42
Rank in Poland
38th of 63
Rank in Małopolskie
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.36
Rank in Poland
33rd of 63
Rank in Małopolskie
1st of 3

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
KrakowMit GhamrChangde

In new street additions, Krakow and Mit Ghamr both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Changde built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Krakow and Mit Ghamr both became progressively more disconnected, while Changde grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Krakow and Changde have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.