Focșani in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Focsani in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FocsaniVrancea (Region)Romania (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Focșani plotted against Vrancea and Romania. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Focșani's incremental SNDi rose from 3.28 to 5.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Focșani ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Vrancea and 11th out of 29 in Romania as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.57
Rank in Romania
22nd of 29
Rank in Vrancea
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.36
Rank in Romania
11th of 29
Rank in Vrancea
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FocsaniBafwasendeYen Dinh

In new street additions, Focșani and Bafwasende both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Yên Định built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Focșani and Bafwasende both became progressively more disconnected, while Yên Định became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Notably, Focșani had a more sprawly network than Bafwasende in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.