Nowy Sącz in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nowy Sacz in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Nowy SaczMalopolskie (Region)Poland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nowy Sącz plotted against Małopolskie and Poland. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nowy Sącz's incremental SNDi rose from 4.23 to 5.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nowy Sącz ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Małopolskie and 58th out of 63 in Poland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.91
Rank in Poland
63rd of 63
Rank in Małopolskie
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.95
Rank in Poland
58th of 63
Rank in Małopolskie
3rd 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
Nowy SaczKonongoTargoviste

Nowy Sącz, Konongo, and Târgoviște all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Notably, Nowy Sącz had a more sprawly network than Konongo in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.