Serpukhov in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Serpukhov in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SerpukhovMoskva (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Serpukhov plotted against Moskva and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Serpukhov's incremental SNDi rose from 3.34 to 4.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Serpukhov ranked 8th out of 17 cities in Moskva and 61st out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.15
Rank in Russia
178th of 252
Rank in Moskva
14th of 17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.98
Rank in Russia
61st of 252
Rank in Moskva
8th of 17

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SerpukhovRaghopurWajir

In new street additions, Serpukhov built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Raghopur built increasingly connected streets over time and Wajir fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Serpukhov became progressively more disconnected, while Raghopur became progressively more connected and Wajir fluctuated in connectivity. Serpukhov and Raghopur have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.