Râmnicu Vâlcea in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ramnicu Valcea in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ramnicu ValceaValcea (Region)Romania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Râmnicu Vâlcea plotted against Vâlcea and Romania. The SNDi of new construction in Râmnicu Vâlcea peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Vâlcea which rose steadily and Romania which rose steadily. Most recently, Râmnicu Vâlcea's incremental SNDi fell from 5.7 to 4.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Râmnicu Vâlcea ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Vâlcea and 23rd out of 29 in Romania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.9
Rank in Romania
16th of 29
Rank in Vâlcea
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Romania
23rd of 29
Rank in Vâlcea
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
Ramnicu ValceaFlorenceDuihawa Sher Bahadur Si

In new street additions, Râmnicu Vâlcea built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Florence built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Duihawa Sher Bahadur Si fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Florence both became progressively more disconnected, while Duihawa Sher Bahadur Si became progressively more disconnected. Râmnicu Vâlcea and Duihawa Sher Bahadur Si have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.