Van in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Van in context

2.12.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VanTurkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Van plotted against Turkey. Both Van and Turkey follow the same trend. Most recently, Van's incremental SNDi rose from 2.77 to 3.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Van ranked 143rd out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.15
Rank in Turkey
141st of 174

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.86
Rank in Turkey
143rd of 174

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VanHisarFeira de Santana

In new street additions, Van and Feira de Santana both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hisar built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Van and Feira de Santana both fluctuated in connectivity, while Hisar became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Van had a more connected network than Feira de Santana in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.