Kurganinsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kurganinsk in context

2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KurganinskKrasnodar (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kurganinsk plotted against Krasnodar and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kurganinsk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.2 to 4.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kurganinsk ranked 6th out of 15 cities in Krasnodar and 132nd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.97
Rank in Russia
215th of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
13th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.48
Rank in Russia
132nd of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
6th 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
KurganinskBouzaAwgu

In new street additions, Kurganinsk and Awgu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bouza built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Kurganinsk and Awgu both became progressively more disconnected, while Bouza became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Kurganinsk and Bouza have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.