Mielec in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mielec 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
MielecPodkarpackie (Region)Poland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mielec plotted against Podkarpackie and Poland. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mielec's incremental SNDi rose from 3.37 to 4.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mielec ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Podkarpackie and 46th out of 63 in Poland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in Poland
58th of 63
Rank in Podkarpackie
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.61
Rank in Poland
46th of 63
Rank in Podkarpackie
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MielecBhit ShahMilas

While Bhit Shah and Milas both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mielec built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Mielec had a more connected network than Bhit Shah in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.