Târgu Jiu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Targu Jiu in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Targu JiuGorj (Region)Romania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Târgu Jiu plotted against Gorj and Romania. While Gorj and Romania both rose steadily, Târgu Jiu's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Târgu Jiu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.65 to 5.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Târgu Jiu ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Gorj and 26th out of 29 in Romania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.58
Rank in Romania
24th of 29
Rank in Gorj
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.37
Rank in Romania
26th of 29
Rank in Gorj
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
Targu JiuSao MateusBalagarh

In new street additions, Târgu Jiu built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while São Mateus built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Balagarh built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Târgu Jiu and São Mateus both became progressively more disconnected, while Balagarh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.