Valencia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Valencia in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ValenciaComunidad Valenciana (Region)Spain (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Valencia plotted against Comunidad Valenciana and Spain. The SNDi of new construction in Valencia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Comunidad Valenciana which peaked in 1976-1990 and Spain which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Valencia's incremental SNDi rose from 2.32 to 2.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Valencia ranked 6th out of 8 cities in Comunidad Valenciana and 42nd out of 85 in Spain as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.38
Rank in Spain
44th of 85
Rank in Comunidad Valenciana
5th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in Spain
42nd of 85
Rank in Comunidad Valenciana
6th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ValenciaGaziantepVasai-Virar

Valencia, Gaziantep, and Vasai-Virar all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Valencia and Vasai-Virar have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.