Rize in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rize in context

1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RizeTurkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rize plotted against Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Rize peaked in 1991-2005, while Turkey followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Rize's incremental SNDi fell from 5.13 to 4.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rize ranked 160th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.86
Rank in Turkey
164th of 174

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.81
Rank in Turkey
160th of 174

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RizeDhamtariLangsa

While Dhamtari and Langsa both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Rize built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Rize had a more connected network than Langsa in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.