Mahilioŭ in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mahiliou in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MahiliouMogilev (Region)Belarus (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mahilioŭ plotted against Mogilev and Belarus. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mahilioŭ's incremental SNDi fell from 2.94 to 2.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mahilioŭ ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Mogilev and 6th out of 14 in Belarus as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Belarus
10th of 14
Rank in Mogilev
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.16
Rank in Belarus
6th of 14
Rank in Mogilev
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MahiliouSanta MartaBharatpur

While Santa Marta and Bharatpur both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mahilioŭ built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Mahilioŭ and Santa Marta have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.