Balıkesir in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balikesir in context

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalikesirBalikesir (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Balıkesir plotted against Balikesir and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Balıkesir's incremental SNDi rose from 1.5 to 1.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Balıkesir ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Balikesir and 19th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.51
Rank in Turkey
11th of 174
Rank in Balikesir
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.46
Rank in Turkey
19th of 174
Rank in Balikesir
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalikesirBusto ArsizioKherson

In new street additions, Balıkesir fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Busto Arsizio built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Kherson built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.