Zarechny in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zarechny 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
ZarechnyPenza (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zarechny plotted against Penza and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Zarechny peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Penza which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Zarechny's incremental SNDi fell from 2.86 to 2.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zarechny ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Penza and 142nd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.76
Rank in Russia
68th of 252
Rank in Penza
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.53
Rank in Russia
142nd of 252
Rank in Penza
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZarechnyGuanglingAqswkent

In new street additions, Zarechny and Guangling both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Aqswkent built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Zarechny and Aqswkent both became progressively more disconnected, while Guangling grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.