Wettingen in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wettingen in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WettingenAargau (Region)Switzerland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wettingen plotted against Aargau and Switzerland. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wettingen's incremental SNDi rose from 3.31 to 3.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wettingen ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Aargau and 11th out of 17 in Switzerland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.75
Rank in Switzerland
14th of 17
Rank in Aargau
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Switzerland
11th of 17
Rank in Aargau
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

051015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
051015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WettingenOpoboDaegot

In new street additions, Wettingen and Daegot both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Opobo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Wettingen and Daegot both became progressively more disconnected, while Opobo became progressively more disconnected. Wettingen and Daegot have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.