Freiburg im Breisgau in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Freiburg im Breisgau in context

1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Freiburg im BreisgauBaden-Wurttemberg (Region)Germany (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Freiburg im Breisgau plotted against Baden-Württemberg and Germany. The SNDi of new construction in Freiburg im Breisgau followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Baden-Württemberg which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Germany which rose steadily. Most recently, Freiburg im Breisgau's incremental SNDi rose from 1.81 to 2.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Freiburg im Breisgau ranked 8th out of 15 cities in Baden-Württemberg and 24th out of 99 in Germany as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.53
Rank in Germany
38th of 99
Rank in Baden-Württemberg
8th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.77
Rank in Germany
24th of 99
Rank in Baden-Württemberg
8th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Freiburg im BreisgauMavelikkaraGarissa

In new street additions, Freiburg im Breisgau and Garissa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mavelikkara built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Freiburg im Breisgau and Garissa both became progressively more disconnected, while Mavelikkara became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.