Дунай in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dunai in context

33.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DunaiLeningrad (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Дунай plotted against Leningrad and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Дунай followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Leningrad which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Дунай's incremental SNDi rose from 2.73 to 2.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Дунай ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Leningrad and 172nd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Russia
73rd of 252
Rank in Leningrad
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.83
Rank in Russia
172nd of 252
Rank in Leningrad
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DunaiBarharwa KhurdKafr al Bazat

In new street additions, Дунай fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Barharwa Khurd built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Kafr al Bazat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Дунай grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Barharwa Khurd became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Kafr al Bazat grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Дунай and Kafr al Bazat have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.