Bridgeport in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Bridgeport in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bridgeport plotted against Connecticut and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Bridgeport peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Connecticut which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Bridgeport's incremental SNDi fell from 4.24 to 2.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bridgeport ranked 4th out of 7 cities in Connecticut and 110th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 2.32
- Rank in United States
- 11th of 333
- Rank in Connecticut
- 3rd of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.73
- Rank in United States
- 110th of 333
- Rank in Connecticut
- 4th of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Nacala and Karad both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Bridgeport built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Bridgeport grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Nacala fluctuated in connectivity and Karad became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Bridgeport had a more sprawly network than Karad in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.