Sibiu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sibiu 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
SibiuRomania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sibiu plotted against Romania. Both Sibiu and Romania follow the same trend. Most recently, Sibiu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.88 to 3.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sibiu ranked 7th out of 29 in Romania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.43
Rank in Romania
7th of 29

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.2
Rank in Romania
7th of 29

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SibiuBalakovoAZS

Sibiu, Balakovo, and АЗС all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Sibiu and Balakovo have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.