Oktjabrski in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Oktjabrski in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OktjabrskiBashkortostan (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Oktjabrski plotted against Bashkortostan and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Oktjabrski's incremental SNDi rose from 3.13 to 3.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Oktjabrski ranked 5th out of 9 cities in Bashkortostan and 141st out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.25
Rank in Russia
103rd of 252
Rank in Bashkortostan
8th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.53
Rank in Russia
141st of 252
Rank in Bashkortostan
5th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OktjabrskiDaliAl Misrakh

In new street additions, Oktjabrski built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dali built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Al Misrakh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Oktjabrski became progressively more disconnected, while Dali grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Al Misrakh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Oktjabrski had a more sprawly network than Al Misrakh in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.