Çaycuma in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Caycuma in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CaycumaZinguldak (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Çaycuma plotted against Zinguldak and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Çaycuma's incremental SNDi rose from 2.59 to 2.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Çaycuma ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Zinguldak and 130th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.64
Rank in Turkey
117th of 174
Rank in Zinguldak
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.64
Rank in Turkey
130th of 174
Rank in Zinguldak
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CaycumaMehidpurOcosingo

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