Kaliningrad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kaliningrad 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
KaliningradRussia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kaliningrad plotted against Russia. Both Kaliningrad and Russia follow the same trend. Most recently, Kaliningrad's incremental SNDi rose from 3.38 to 4.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kaliningrad ranked 194th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.18
Rank in Russia
181st of 252

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.07
Rank in Russia
194th of 252

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
KaliningradMadallaHuancayo

While Madalla and Huancayo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Kaliningrad built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Kaliningrad and Huancayo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.