Fargo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fargo in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FargoNorth Dakota (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fargo plotted against North Dakota and United States. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fargo's incremental SNDi fell from 2.25 to 2.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fargo ranked 1st out of 1 cities in North Dakota and 26th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in United States
5th of 333
Rank in North Dakota
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.89
Rank in United States
26th of 333
Rank in North Dakota
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FargoKatoTekirdag

In new street additions, Fargo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Kato built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Tekirdağ fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Fargo and Kato have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.