Shrewsbury in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shrewsbury in context

3.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShrewsburyEngland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shrewsbury plotted against England and United Kingdom. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shrewsbury's incremental SNDi fell from 4.47 to 4.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shrewsbury ranked 72nd out of 124 cities in England and 80th out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.29
Rank in United Kingdom
81st of 143
Rank in England
73rd of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.68
Rank in United Kingdom
80th of 143
Rank in England
72nd of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShrewsburyGamagoriEast Kilbride

In new street additions, Shrewsbury built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Gamagori fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and East Kilbride built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Shrewsbury and East Kilbride have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.