Gniezno in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gniezno in context

1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GnieznoWielkopolskie (Region)Poland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gniezno plotted against Wielkopolskie and Poland. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gniezno's incremental SNDi rose from 3.03 to 3.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gniezno ranked 4th out of 6 cities in Wielkopolskie and 36th out of 63 in Poland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.75
Rank in Poland
43rd of 63
Rank in Wielkopolskie
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.4
Rank in Poland
36th of 63
Rank in Wielkopolskie
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GnieznoKambaTeluk Dalam

In new street additions, Gniezno and Kamba both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Teluk Dalam built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Gniezno and Kamba both became progressively more disconnected, while Teluk Dalam grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.