Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kamensk-Shakhtinsky 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
Kamensk-ShakhtinskyRostov (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kamensk-Shakhtinsky plotted against Rostov and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky's incremental SNDi rose from 3.12 to 3.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky ranked 5th out of 9 cities in Rostov and 126th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.75
Rank in Russia
154th of 252
Rank in Rostov
5th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.46
Rank in Russia
126th of 252
Rank in Rostov
5th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kamensk-ShakhtinskyWokhaKadiyam

Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Wokha, and Kadiyam all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and Kadiyam have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.