Vitsebsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vitsebsk in context

2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VitsebskVitebsk (Region)Belarus (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vitsebsk plotted against Vitebsk and Belarus. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Vitsebsk's incremental SNDi fell from 3.4 to 2.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vitsebsk ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Vitebsk and 11th out of 14 in Belarus as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.11
Rank in Belarus
4th of 14
Rank in Vitebsk
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.43
Rank in Belarus
11th of 14
Rank in Vitebsk
3rd of 3

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
VitsebskGuang'anSantiago del Estero

While Guang'an and Santiago del Estero both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Vitsebsk built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Vitsebsk grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Guang'an fluctuated in connectivity and Santiago del Estero became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Vitsebsk had a more sprawly network than Guang'an in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.