Helsingborg in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Helsingborg in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HelsingborgSkane (Region)Sweden (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Helsingborg plotted against Skåne and Sweden. The SNDi of new construction in Helsingborg peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Skåne which peaked in 1991-2005 and Sweden which rose steadily. Most recently, Helsingborg's incremental SNDi fell from 2.1 to 1.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Helsingborg ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Skåne and 3rd out of 17 in Sweden as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.49
Rank in Sweden
2nd of 17
Rank in Skåne
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.38
Rank in Sweden
3rd of 17
Rank in Skåne
2nd of 3

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
HelsingborgTyreBhagwanpur

In new street additions, Helsingborg and Tyre both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Bhagwānpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Helsingborg and Tyre both became progressively more disconnected, while Bhagwānpur fluctuated in connectivity. Helsingborg and Bhagwānpur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.