Kragujevac in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kragujevac in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KragujevacSumadijski (Region)Serbia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kragujevac plotted against Šumadijski and Serbia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kragujevac's incremental SNDi rose from 4.69 to 5.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kragujevac ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Šumadijski and 9th out of 13 in Serbia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.19
Rank in Serbia
9th of 13
Rank in Šumadijski
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.84
Rank in Serbia
9th of 13
Rank in Šumadijski
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
KragujevacUnguwar ArewaHakimpara

In new street additions, Kragujevac built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Unguwar Arewa built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Hakimpara fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kragujevac became progressively more disconnected, while Unguwar Arewa grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Hakimpara became progressively more connected. Notably, Kragujevac had a more connected network than Hakimpara in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.