Neftekamsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Neftekamsk in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NeftekamskBashkortostan (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Neftekamsk plotted against Bashkortostan and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Neftekamsk peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Bashkortostan which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Neftekamsk's incremental SNDi fell from 2.63 to 2.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Neftekamsk ranked 6th out of 9 cities in Bashkortostan and 146th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.52
Rank in Russia
47th of 252
Rank in Bashkortostan
4th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.57
Rank in Russia
146th of 252
Rank in Bashkortostan
6th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NeftekamskLumajangPadangan

While Lumajang and Padangan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Neftekamsk built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Lumajang and Padangan both became progressively more disconnected, while Neftekamsk grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Neftekamsk and Lumajang have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.