Norrköping in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Norrkoping in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NorrkopingOstergotland (Region)Sweden (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Norrköping plotted against Östergötland and Sweden. The SNDi of new construction in Norrköping followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Östergötland which rose steadily and Sweden which rose steadily. Most recently, Norrköping's incremental SNDi rose from 1.89 to 3.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Norrköping ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Östergötland and 9th out of 17 in Sweden as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in Sweden
14th of 17
Rank in Östergötland
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.83
Rank in Sweden
9th of 17
Rank in Östergötland
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NorrkopingGeneral RocaTimbuktu

Norrköping, General Roca, and Timbuktu all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Norrköping and General Roca have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.