Wishaw in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wishaw in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WishawScotland (Region)United Kingdom (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wishaw plotted against Scotland and United Kingdom. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wishaw's incremental SNDi fell from 6.12 to 5.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wishaw ranked 11th out of 11 cities in Scotland and 128th out of 143 in United Kingdom as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.25
Rank in United Kingdom
112th of 143
Rank in Scotland
10th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.24
Rank in United Kingdom
128th of 143
Rank in Scotland
11th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WishawKhannaNimes

Wishaw, Khanna, and Nimes all built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.