Zlatoust in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zlatoust 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
ZlatoustChelyabinsk (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zlatoust plotted against Chelyabinsk and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zlatoust's incremental SNDi rose from 3.51 to 4.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zlatoust ranked 7th out of 7 cities in Chelyabinsk and 210th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.96
Rank in Russia
213th of 252
Rank in Chelyabinsk
6th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.26
Rank in Russia
210th of 252
Rank in Chelyabinsk
7th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZlatoustChandrakona RoadNadanghat

In new street additions, Zlatoust built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Chandrakona Road fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Nadanghat built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Zlatoust and Chandrakona Road both became progressively more disconnected, while Nadanghat became progressively more connected. Zlatoust and Chandrakona Road have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.