Noginsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Noginsk in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NoginskMoskva (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Noginsk plotted against Moskva and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Noginsk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.8 to 4.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Noginsk ranked 15th out of 17 cities in Moskva and 159th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.49
Rank in Russia
196th of 252
Rank in Moskva
16th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.72
Rank in Russia
159th of 252
Rank in Moskva
15th of 17

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NoginskYixianBerastagi

In new street additions, Noginsk and Yixian both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Berastagi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Noginsk and Yixian have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.