Barysaw in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barysaw in context

22.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarysawMinsk (Region)Belarus (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barysaw plotted against Minsk and Belarus. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Barysaw's incremental SNDi fell from 3.26 to 2.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barysaw ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Minsk and 14th out of 14 in Belarus as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in Belarus
7th of 14
Rank in Minsk
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.61
Rank in Belarus
14th of 14
Rank in Minsk
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarysawObninskPano Akil

In new street additions, Barysaw built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Obninsk fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Pano Akil built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Barysaw grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Obninsk fluctuated in connectivity and Pano Akil became progressively more disconnected. Barysaw and Pano Akil have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.