Hrodna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hrodna 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
HrodnaGrodno (Region)Belarus (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hrodna plotted against Grodno and Belarus. The SNDi of new construction in Hrodna followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Grodno which peaked in 1991-2005 and Belarus which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Hrodna's incremental SNDi rose from 2.1 to 2.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hrodna ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Grodno and 2nd out of 14 in Belarus as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.19
Rank in Belarus
5th of 14
Rank in Grodno
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.74
Rank in Belarus
2nd of 14
Rank in Grodno
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HrodnaCampina GrandeSonipat

Hrodna, Campina Grande, and Sonipat all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Hrodna and Campina Grande have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.