Brăila in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Braila 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
BrailaRomania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Brăila plotted against Romania. Both Brăila and Romania follow the same trend. Most recently, Brăila's incremental SNDi rose from 3.61 to 4.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Brăila ranked 6th out of 29 in Romania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.67
Rank in Romania
13th of 29

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.1
Rank in Romania
6th of 29

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
BrailaBorj Al BurullousIpswich

In new street additions, Brăila built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Borj Al Burullous fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Ipswich built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Brăila and Ipswich both became progressively more disconnected, while Borj Al Burullous fluctuated in connectivity. Brăila and Borj Al Burullous have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.