Utrecht in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Utrecht in context

1.822.22.42.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.822.22.42.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UtrechtNetherlands (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Utrecht plotted against Netherlands. The SNDi of new construction in Utrecht peaked in 1976-1990, while Netherlands peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Utrecht's incremental SNDi fell from 2.06 to 2.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Utrecht ranked 24th out of 43 in Netherlands as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.0
Rank in Netherlands
12th of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.9
Rank in Netherlands
24th of 43

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UtrechtBaidoaSwabi

In new street additions, Utrecht built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Baidoa fluctuated in street-construction patterns and Swabi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Utrecht and Swabi both became progressively more disconnected, while Baidoa fluctuated in connectivity.