Eskilstuna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Eskilstuna in context

1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EskilstunaSodermanland (Region)Sweden (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Eskilstuna plotted against Södermanland and Sweden. The SNDi of new construction in Eskilstuna peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Södermanland which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Sweden which rose steadily. Most recently, Eskilstuna's incremental SNDi fell from 2.15 to 2.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Eskilstuna ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Södermanland and 8th out of 17 in Sweden as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.09
Rank in Sweden
8th of 17
Rank in Södermanland
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.65
Rank in Sweden
8th of 17
Rank in Södermanland
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EskilstunaNeuchatelBenslimane

In new street additions, Eskilstuna and Neuchâtel both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Benslimane built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Eskilstuna and Neuchâtel both became progressively more disconnected, while Benslimane grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Eskilstuna and Benslimane have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.