Baranavichy in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Baranavichy in context

1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaranavichyBrest (Region)Belarus (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baranavichy plotted against Brest and Belarus. The SNDi of new construction in Baranavichy rose steadily, compared to Brest which peaked in 1976-1990 and Belarus which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Baranavichy's incremental SNDi rose from 2.01 to 2.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Baranavichy ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Brest and 3rd out of 14 in Belarus as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.2
Rank in Belarus
6th of 14
Rank in Brest
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.9
Rank in Belarus
3rd of 14
Rank in Brest
1st 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
BaranavichyAlmadaKatasa

In new street additions, Baranavichy and Katasa both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Almada built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Baranavichy and Katasa both became progressively more disconnected, while Almada became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Baranavichy and Katasa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.