Veliky Novgorod in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Veliky Novgorod in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Veliky NovgorodNovgorod (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Veliky Novgorod plotted against Novgorod and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Veliky Novgorod peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Novgorod which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Veliky Novgorod's incremental SNDi fell from 2.8 to 2.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Veliky Novgorod ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Novgorod and 71st out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.31
Rank in Russia
37th of 252
Rank in Novgorod
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.05
Rank in Russia
71st of 252
Rank in Novgorod
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Veliky NovgorodRiobambaAmersfoort

In new street additions, Veliky Novgorod and Riobamba both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Amersfoort fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Veliky Novgorod and Amersfoort both became progressively more disconnected, while Riobamba grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Veliky Novgorod and Amersfoort have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.