Сафоново in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Safonovo in context
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?
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.