Bender in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bender in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BenderMoldova (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bender plotted against Moldova. The SNDi of new construction in Bender was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while Moldova followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bender's incremental SNDi rose from 3.35 to 3.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bender ranked 3rd out of 5 in Moldova as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.98
Rank in Moldova
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.87
Rank in Moldova
3rd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BenderKinwatAhwa

In new street additions, Bender built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Kinwat fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Ahwa built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Bender became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Kinwat fluctuated in connectivity and Ahwa became progressively more disconnected. Bender and Kinwat have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.