Mezhdurechensk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mezhdurechensk 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
MezhdurechenskKemerovo (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mezhdurechensk plotted against Kemerovo and Russia. While Kemerovo and Russia both rose steadily, Mezhdurechensk's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Mezhdurechensk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.01 to 4.74 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mezhdurechensk ranked 2nd out of 7 cities in Kemerovo and 182nd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.74
Rank in Russia
207th of 252
Rank in Kemerovo
6th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in Russia
182nd of 252
Rank in Kemerovo
2nd of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MezhdurechenskHoveyzehNowshera Virkan

In new street additions, Mezhdurechensk built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Hoveyzeh built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Nowshera Virkan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mezhdurechensk became progressively more disconnected, while Hoveyzeh became progressively more connected and Nowshera Virkan fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Mezhdurechensk had a more connected network than Hoveyzeh in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.