Sopron in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sopron in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SopronGyor-Moson-Sopron (Region)Hungary (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sopron plotted against Gyor-Moson-Sopron and Hungary. The SNDi of new construction in Sopron followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Gyor-Moson-Sopron which rose steadily and Hungary which rose steadily. Most recently, Sopron's incremental SNDi rose from 2.57 to 3.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sopron ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Gyor-Moson-Sopron and 7th out of 13 in Hungary as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in Hungary
5th of 13
Rank in Gyor-Moson-Sopron
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.24
Rank in Hungary
7th of 13
Rank in Gyor-Moson-Sopron
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SopronBishunpur KhurdApia

In new street additions, Sopron fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Bishunpur Khurd fluctuated in street-construction patterns and Apia built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Sopron became progressively more disconnected, while Bishunpur Khurd fluctuated in connectivity and Apia grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.