Banská Bystrica in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Banska Bystrica in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Banska BystricaBanskobystricky (Region)Slovakia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Banská Bystrica plotted against Banskobystrický and Slovakia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Banská Bystrica's incremental SNDi rose from 3.57 to 6.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Banská Bystrica ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Banskobystrický and 6th out of 7 in Slovakia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.3
Rank in Slovakia
7th of 7
Rank in Banskobystrický
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.66
Rank in Slovakia
6th of 7
Rank in Banskobystrický
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Banska BystricaJhajjarTurakurgan

In new street additions, Banská Bystrica and Jhajjar both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Turakurgan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Banská Bystrica and Jhajjar both became progressively more disconnected, while Turakurgan fluctuated in connectivity.