Târgu Mureș in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Targu Mures in context

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Targu MuresMures (Region)Romania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Târgu Mureș plotted against Mureș and Romania. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Târgu Mureș's incremental SNDi rose from 3.04 to 4.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Târgu Mureș ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Mureș and 2nd out of 29 in Romania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.29
Rank in Romania
11th of 29
Rank in Mureș
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.86
Rank in Romania
2nd of 29
Rank in Mureș
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Targu MuresZhenxiaboKilwa

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