Kütahya in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kutahya in context

1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KutahyaTurkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kütahya plotted against Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Kütahya rose steadily, while Turkey followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kütahya's incremental SNDi rose from 2.41 to 2.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kütahya ranked 100th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Turkey
101st of 174

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.12
Rank in Turkey
100th of 174

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
KutahyaZhangjiajiednjwy

In new street additions, Kütahya and دنجواي both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Zhangjiajie built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kütahya and دنجواي both became progressively more disconnected, while Zhangjiajie grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Kütahya and Zhangjiajie have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.