Handen in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Handen in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HandenStockholm (Region)Sweden (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Handen plotted against Stockholm and Sweden. The SNDi of new construction in Handen peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Stockholm which rose steadily and Sweden which rose steadily. Most recently, Handen's incremental SNDi fell from 4.98 to 4.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Handen ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Stockholm and 16th out of 17 in Sweden as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.49
Rank in Sweden
16th of 17
Rank in Stockholm
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.26
Rank in Sweden
16th of 17
Rank in Stockholm
3rd of 4

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
HandenKamareddySimla

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