Kirovo-Chepetsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kirovo-Chepetsk in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kirovo-ChepetskKirov (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kirovo-Chepetsk plotted against Kirov and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Kirovo-Chepetsk was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Kirov which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Kirovo-Chepetsk's incremental SNDi rose from 2.27 to 2.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kirovo-Chepetsk ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Kirov and 109th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.92
Rank in Russia
80th of 252
Rank in Kirov
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.32
Rank in Russia
109th of 252
Rank in Kirov
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kirovo-ChepetskAz ZuhrahWeihe

In new street additions, Kirovo-Chepetsk built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Az Zuhrah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Weihe built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Kirovo-Chepetsk became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Az Zuhrah fluctuated in connectivity and Weihe grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Kirovo-Chepetsk and Weihe have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.