Belorechensk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Belorechensk in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BelorechenskKrasnodar (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Belorechensk plotted against Krasnodar and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Belorechensk peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Krasnodar which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Belorechensk's incremental SNDi fell from 4.58 to 2.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Belorechensk ranked 8th out of 15 cities in Krasnodar and 153rd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.96
Rank in Russia
86th of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
4th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.65
Rank in Russia
153rd of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
8th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BelorechenskCreweGongping

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