Novi Sad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Novi Sad in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Novi SadJuzno-Backi (Region)Serbia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Novi Sad plotted against Južno-Bački and Serbia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Novi Sad's incremental SNDi rose from 3.71 to 4.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Novi Sad ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Južno-Bački and 4th out of 13 in Serbia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.54
Rank in Serbia
6th of 13
Rank in Južno-Bački
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in Serbia
4th of 13
Rank in Južno-Bački
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Novi SadBirpurSikasso

Novi Sad, Birpur, and Sikasso all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Novi Sad and Sikasso have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.