Botoșani in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Botosani in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BotosaniRomania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Botoșani plotted against Romania. Both Botoșani and Romania follow the same trend. Most recently, Botoșani's incremental SNDi rose from 3.36 to 4.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Botoșani ranked 13th out of 29 in Romania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.79
Rank in Romania
14th of 29

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.5
Rank in Romania
13th of 29

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BotosaniNanxiChaman

While Nanxi and Chaman both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Botoșani built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Botoșani became progressively more disconnected, while Nanxi fluctuated in connectivity and Chaman became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Botoșani and Nanxi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.