Kraljevo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kraljevo in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KraljevoRaski (Region)Serbia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kraljevo plotted against Raški and Serbia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kraljevo's incremental SNDi rose from 6.73 to 7.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kraljevo ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Raški and 13th out of 13 in Serbia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.03
Rank in Serbia
13th of 13
Rank in Raški
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.68
Rank in Serbia
13th of 13
Rank in Raški
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KraljevoMetuDadhapi

In new street additions, Kraljevo and Metu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dadhapi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kraljevo and Metu both became progressively more disconnected, while Dadhapi fluctuated in connectivity. Kraljevo and Dadhapi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.