Magnitogorsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Magnitogorsk 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
MagnitogorskChelyabinsk (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Magnitogorsk plotted against Chelyabinsk and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Magnitogorsk peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Chelyabinsk which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Magnitogorsk's incremental SNDi fell from 2.94 to 2.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Magnitogorsk ranked 6th out of 7 cities in Chelyabinsk and 119th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.54
Rank in Russia
48th of 252
Rank in Chelyabinsk
4th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Russia
119th of 252
Rank in Chelyabinsk
6th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MagnitogorskVinhIlesa

In new street additions, Magnitogorsk and Vinh both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Ilesa built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Magnitogorsk and Ilesa both became progressively more disconnected, while Vinh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Magnitogorsk and Vinh have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.