Craiova in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Craiova in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CraiovaDolj (Region)Romania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Craiova plotted against Dolj and Romania. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Craiova's incremental SNDi rose from 4.21 to 4.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Craiova ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Dolj and 17th out of 29 in Romania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.63
Rank in Romania
12th of 29
Rank in Dolj
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in Romania
17th of 29
Rank in Dolj
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CraiovaMeja RoadIkare

In new street additions, Craiova and Ikare both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Meja Road fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Craiova and Ikare both became progressively more disconnected, while Meja Road fluctuated in connectivity. Craiova and Ikare have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.