Yakutsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yakutsk in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YakutskSakha (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yakutsk plotted against Sakha and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Yakutsk followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sakha which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Yakutsk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.45 to 4.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yakutsk ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Sakha and 226th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.98
Rank in Russia
217th of 252
Rank in Sakha
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.6
Rank in Russia
226th of 252
Rank in Sakha
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YakutskBiuUsak

In new street additions, Yakutsk and Uşak both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Biu built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Biu and Uşak both became progressively more disconnected, while Yakutsk fluctuated in connectivity. Yakutsk and Biu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.