Ussurijsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ussurijsk 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
UssurijskPrimor'ye (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ussurijsk plotted against Primor'ye and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Ussurijsk followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Primor'ye which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Ussurijsk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.44 to 3.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ussurijsk ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Primor'ye and 72nd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.48
Rank in Russia
127th of 252
Rank in Primor'ye
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.05
Rank in Russia
72nd of 252
Rank in Primor'ye
2nd of 5

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
UssurijskBarreiroTanjung Balai Karimun

While Barreiro and Tanjung Balai Karimun both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Ussurijsk fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Ussurijsk and Tanjung Balai Karimun both became progressively more disconnected, while Barreiro grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.