Zhodzina in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Zhodzina in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zhodzina plotted against Minsk and Belarus. The SNDi of new construction in Zhodzina followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Minsk which peaked in 1991-2005 and Belarus which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Zhodzina's incremental SNDi fell from 2.79 to 1.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zhodzina ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Minsk and 12th out of 14 in Belarus as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.97
- Rank in Belarus
- 2nd of 14
- Rank in Minsk
- 2nd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.5
- Rank in Belarus
- 12th of 14
- Rank in Minsk
- 2nd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Zhodzina fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Banjariya built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Sinchon built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Zhodzina fluctuated in connectivity, while Banjariya became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Sinchon became progressively more disconnected.