Kielce in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kielce in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KielceSwietokrzyskie (Region)Poland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kielce plotted against Świętokrzyskie and Poland. The SNDi of new construction in Kielce peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Świętokrzyskie which rose steadily and Poland which rose steadily. Most recently, Kielce's incremental SNDi fell from 2.45 to 2.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kielce ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Świętokrzyskie and 4th out of 63 in Poland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.15
Rank in Poland
4th of 63
Rank in Świętokrzyskie
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.7
Rank in Poland
4th of 63
Rank in Świętokrzyskie
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KielceAl FalahAl Managil

In new street additions, Kielce built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Al Falah built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Al Managil fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kielce became progressively more disconnected, while Al Falah became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Al Managil fluctuated in connectivity. Kielce and Al Falah have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.