Edirne in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Edirne in context

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EdirneTurkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Edirne plotted against Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Edirne peaked in 1976-1990, while Turkey followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Edirne's incremental SNDi fell from 1.74 to 1.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Edirne ranked 36th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.67
Rank in Turkey
19th of 174

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.59
Rank in Turkey
36th of 174

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
EdirneGhakhar MandiBishwanath Charaili

In new street additions, Edirne built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ghakhar Mandi built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Bishwanath Charaili fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Edirne and Ghakhar Mandi both became progressively more disconnected, while Bishwanath Charaili fluctuated in connectivity. Edirne and Ghakhar Mandi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.