Orsha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Orsha in context

22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OrshaVitebsk (Region)Belarus (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Orsha plotted against Vitebsk and Belarus. The SNDi of new construction in Orsha rose steadily, compared to Vitebsk which peaked in 1991-2005 and Belarus which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Orsha's incremental SNDi rose from 2.55 to 2.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Orsha ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Vitebsk and 10th out of 14 in Belarus as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.81
Rank in Belarus
12th of 14
Rank in Vitebsk
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.3
Rank in Belarus
10th of 14
Rank in Vitebsk
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OrshaSemarapuraValencia

In new street additions, Orsha and Valencia both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Semarapura fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Orsha and Semarapura have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.