Бункерная in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Бункерная plotted against Lipetsk and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Бункерная was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Lipetsk which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Бункерная's incremental SNDi rose from 4.46 to 4.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Бункерная ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Lipetsk and 234th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Shanhaiguan, China
• Basoda, India
• Sangamner, India
• Guiyang, China
• Pala, Chad
• Manfalut, Egypt

In new street additions, Бункерная built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Shanhaiguan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Guiyang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Бункерная became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Shanhaiguan became progressively more disconnected and Guiyang fluctuated in connectivity. Бункерная and Shanhaiguan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.