Novocherkassk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Novocherkassk in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NovocherkasskRostov (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Novocherkassk plotted against Rostov and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Novocherkassk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.49 to 3.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Novocherkassk ranked 6th out of 9 cities in Rostov and 135th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.65
Rank in Russia
139th of 252
Rank in Rostov
4th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Russia
135th of 252
Rank in Rostov
6th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NovocherkasskTenggarongSupaul

In new street additions, Novocherkassk and Tenggarong both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Supaul fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Novocherkassk and Tenggarong both became progressively more disconnected, while Supaul became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Novocherkassk and Tenggarong have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.