Constanța in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Constanta in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ConstantaRomania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Constanța plotted against Romania. Both Constanța and Romania follow the same trend. Most recently, Constanța's incremental SNDi rose from 2.2 to 3.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Constanța ranked 1st out of 29 in Romania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in Romania
3rd of 29

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.77
Rank in Romania
1st of 29

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ConstantaConcordHassan

In new street additions, Constanța built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Concord built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Hassan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Constanța and Concord both became progressively more disconnected, while Hassan fluctuated in connectivity.