Zheleznogorsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zheleznogorsk in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZheleznogorskKursk (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zheleznogorsk plotted against Kursk and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Zheleznogorsk peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Kursk which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Zheleznogorsk's incremental SNDi fell from 2.25 to 2.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zheleznogorsk ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Kursk and 94th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.17
Rank in Russia
24th of 252
Rank in Kursk
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in Russia
94th of 252
Rank in Kursk
1st of 3

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
ZheleznogorskChangningKumanovo

In new street additions, Zheleznogorsk and Kumanovo both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Changning built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Zheleznogorsk and Changning both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kumanovo became progressively more disconnected. Zheleznogorsk and Changning have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.