Melilla in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Melilla in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MelillaCeuta y Melilla (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Melilla plotted against Ceuta y Melilla and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Melilla peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Ceuta y Melilla which rose steadily and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Melilla's incremental SNDi fell from 3.35 to 3.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Melilla ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Ceuta y Melilla and 54th out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Spain
69th of 85
Rank in Ceuta y Melilla
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.11
Rank in Spain
54th of 85
Rank in Ceuta y Melilla
1st of 2

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
MelillaJoetsuBirampur

In new street additions, Melilla and Birampur both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Joetsu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Melilla and Birampur both became progressively more disconnected, while Joetsu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Melilla had a more connected network than Joetsu in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.