Bodrum in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bodrum in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BodrumMugla (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bodrum plotted against Mugla and Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Bodrum was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Mugla which rose steadily and Turkey which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bodrum's incremental SNDi rose from 3.1 to 3.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bodrum ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Mugla and 151st out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Turkey
147th of 174
Rank in Mugla
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.97
Rank in Turkey
151st of 174
Rank in Mugla
5th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BodrumBallaratKitsombiro

In new street additions, Bodrum and Kitsombiro both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Ballarat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Bodrum and Kitsombiro both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Ballarat became progressively more disconnected. Bodrum and Ballarat have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.