Orsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Orsk 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
OrskOrenburg (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Orsk plotted against Orenburg and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Orsk peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Orenburg which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Orsk's incremental SNDi fell from 2.31 to 2.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Orsk ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Orenburg and 10th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.16
Rank in Russia
22nd of 252
Rank in Orenburg
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.5
Rank in Russia
10th of 252
Rank in Orenburg
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OrskChoeng ThalePanruti

In new street additions, Orsk built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Choeng Thale built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Panruti built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Orsk and Choeng Thale both became progressively more disconnected, while Panruti became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.