Kropotkin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kropotkin 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
KropotkinKrasnodar (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kropotkin plotted against Krasnodar and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Kropotkin followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Krasnodar which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Kropotkin's incremental SNDi rose from 2.2 to 3.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kropotkin ranked 3rd out of 15 cities in Krasnodar and 67th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.09
Rank in Russia
94th of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
6th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.01
Rank in Russia
67th of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
3rd of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KropotkinBacaoMatameye

In new street additions, Kropotkin and Bacao both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Matamèye built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Kropotkin and Bacao have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.