Freiburg im Üechtland in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Freiburg im Uechtland in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Freiburg im UechtlandFribourg (Region)Switzerland (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Freiburg im Üechtland plotted against Fribourg and Switzerland. The SNDi of new construction in Freiburg im Üechtland peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Fribourg which rose steadily and Switzerland which rose steadily. Most recently, Freiburg im Üechtland's incremental SNDi fell from 3.64 to 3.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Freiburg im Üechtland ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Fribourg and 16th out of 17 in Switzerland as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.36
Rank in Switzerland
12th of 17
Rank in Fribourg
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.12
Rank in Switzerland
16th of 17
Rank in Fribourg
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Freiburg im UechtlandBambanPaulo Afonso

In new street additions, Freiburg im Üechtland and Bamban both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Paulo Afonso fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Freiburg im Üechtland and Paulo Afonso both became progressively more disconnected, while Bamban grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Freiburg im Üechtland and Paulo Afonso have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.