Vladikavkaz in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vladikavkaz in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VladikavkazNorth Ossetia (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vladikavkaz plotted against North Ossetia and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Vladikavkaz peaked in 1991-2005, compared to North Ossetia which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Vladikavkaz's incremental SNDi fell from 4.26 to 3.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vladikavkaz ranked 1st out of 1 cities in North Ossetia and 178th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in Russia
149th of 252
Rank in North Ossetia
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.88
Rank in Russia
178th of 252
Rank in North Ossetia
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VladikavkazSivasNaogaon

While Sivas and Naogaon both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Vladikavkaz built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Vladikavkaz and Sivas both became progressively more disconnected, while Naogaon fluctuated in connectivity. Vladikavkaz and Sivas have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.