Scranton in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Scranton in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ScrantonPennsylvania (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Scranton plotted against Pennsylvania and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Scranton followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Pennsylvania which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Scranton's incremental SNDi rose from 3.76 to 6.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Scranton ranked 6th out of 16 cities in Pennsylvania and 34th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.42
Rank in United States
311th of 333
Rank in Pennsylvania
15th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.96
Rank in United States
34th of 333
Rank in Pennsylvania
6th of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ScrantonTubuMekoni

Scranton, Tubu, and Mekoni all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Scranton and Tubu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.