Yalova in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yalova 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
YalovaTurkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yalova plotted against Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Yalova rose steadily, while Turkey followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Yalova's incremental SNDi rose from 2.2 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yalova ranked 106th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in Turkey
127th of 174

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in Turkey
106th of 174

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YalovaDebre BirhanXinzhou District

While Debre Birhan and Xinzhou District both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Yalova built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Yalova and Debre Birhan both became progressively more disconnected, while Xinzhou District fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Yalova had a more sprawly network than Debre Birhan in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.