Ruse in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ruse in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RuseBulgaria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ruse plotted against Bulgaria. The SNDi of new construction in Ruse followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Bulgaria rose steadily. Most recently, Ruse's incremental SNDi rose from 2.48 to 3.74 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ruse ranked 3rd out of 6 in Bulgaria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.74
Rank in Bulgaria
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.94
Rank in Bulgaria
3rd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RuseGyumriYingshan County

In new street additions, Ruse and Gyumri both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Yingshan County built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Ruse and Yingshan County both became progressively more disconnected, while Gyumri fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ruse had a more sprawly network than Yingshan County in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.