Szczecin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Szczecin in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SzczecinZachodniopomorskie (Region)Poland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Szczecin plotted against Zachodniopomorskie and Poland. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Szczecin's incremental SNDi rose from 3.59 to 4.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Szczecin ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Zachodniopomorskie and 45th out of 63 in Poland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.05
Rank in Poland
48th of 63
Rank in Zachodniopomorskie
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in Poland
45th of 63
Rank in Zachodniopomorskie
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SzczecinBafoussamXintai

In new street additions, Szczecin and Xintai both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bafoussam fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Szczecin and Bafoussam have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.