Falkirk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Falkirk in context

33.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FalkirkScotland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Falkirk plotted against Scotland and United Kingdom. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Falkirk's incremental SNDi fell from 3.65 to 3.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Falkirk ranked 6th out of 11 cities in Scotland and 38th out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.58
Rank in United Kingdom
39th of 143
Rank in Scotland
5th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in United Kingdom
38th of 143
Rank in Scotland
6th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FalkirkChachaura-BinaganjHaflong

In new street additions, Falkirk and Haflong both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Chachaura-Binaganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Falkirk became progressively more disconnected, while Chachaura-Binaganj fluctuated in connectivity and Haflong grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Falkirk and Chachaura-Binaganj have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.