Podolsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Podolsk in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PodolskMoskva (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Podolsk plotted against Moskva and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Podolsk peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Moskva which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Podolsk's incremental SNDi fell from 3.65 to 2.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Podolsk ranked 14th out of 17 cities in Moskva and 155th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in Russia
75th of 252
Rank in Moskva
4th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in Russia
155th of 252
Rank in Moskva
14th of 17

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PodolskOronMinakhan

In new street additions, Podolsk built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Oron fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Minakhan built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Podolsk and Oron both became progressively more disconnected, while Minakhan became progressively more connected. Podolsk and Oron have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.