Сафоново in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Safonovo in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SafonovoKemerovo (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Сафоново plotted against Kemerovo and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Сафоново was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Kemerovo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Сафоново's incremental SNDi rose from 3.17 to 4.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Сафоново ranked 4th out of 7 cities in Kemerovo and 220th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.62
Rank in Russia
203rd of 252
Rank in Kemerovo
5th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.4
Rank in Russia
220th of 252
Rank in Kemerovo
4th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SafonovoNanpuBrindisi

In new street additions, Сафоново built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Nanpu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Brindisi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Nanpu and Brindisi both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Сафоново became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Сафоново and Nanpu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.