Metallurgicheskiy District in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Metallurgicheskiy District in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Metallurgicheskiy DistrictChelyabinsk (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Metallurgicheskiy District plotted against Chelyabinsk and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Metallurgicheskiy District's incremental SNDi rose from 2.12 to 2.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Metallurgicheskiy District ranked 1st out of 7 cities in Chelyabinsk and 22nd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in Russia
35th of 252
Rank in Chelyabinsk
3rd of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.65
Rank in Russia
22nd of 252
Rank in Chelyabinsk
1st of 7

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
Metallurgicheskiy DistrictPanajiRiohacha

In new street additions, Metallurgicheskiy District built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Panaji built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Riohacha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Metallurgicheskiy District and Panaji both became progressively more disconnected, while Riohacha fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Metallurgicheskiy District had a more sprawly network than Riohacha in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.