Prešov in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Presov in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Prešov plotted against Prešovský and Slovakia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Prešov's incremental SNDi rose from 4.31 to 4.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Prešov ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Prešovský and 3rd out of 7 in Slovakia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.32
Rank in Slovakia
5th of 7
Rank in Prešovský
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.47
Rank in Slovakia
3rd of 7
Rank in Prešovský
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PresovBansdihChinhoyi

In new street additions, Prešov and Chinhoyi both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bansdih fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Prešov and Chinhoyi both became progressively more disconnected, while Bansdih became progressively more disconnected.