Wejherowo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wejherowo in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WejherowoPomorskie (Region)Poland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wejherowo plotted against Pomorskie and Poland. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wejherowo's incremental SNDi rose from 3.26 to 4.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wejherowo ranked 5th out of 6 cities in Pomorskie and 48th out of 63 in Poland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.81
Rank in Poland
60th of 63
Rank in Pomorskie
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Poland
48th of 63
Rank in Pomorskie
5th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WejherowoDangharaEsik

In new street additions, Wejherowo and Esik both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Danghara fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Wejherowo and Esik both became progressively more disconnected, while Danghara fluctuated in connectivity. Wejherowo and Esik have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.