Çerkezköy in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cerkezkoy in context

22.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CerkezkoyTekirdag (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Çerkezköy plotted against Tekirdag and Turkey. While Tekirdag and Turkey both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Çerkezköy's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Çerkezköy's incremental SNDi rose from 1.91 to 1.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Çerkezköy ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Tekirdag and 73rd out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.93
Rank in Turkey
55th of 174
Rank in Tekirdag
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.92
Rank in Turkey
73rd of 174
Rank in Tekirdag
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CerkezkoyPonorogoJuliaca

While Ponorogo and Juliaca both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Çerkezköy fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Çerkezköy and Juliaca have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.