Balakovo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balakovo in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalakovoSaratov (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Balakovo plotted against Saratov and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Balakovo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.7 to 3.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Balakovo ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Saratov and 102nd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in Russia
128th of 252
Rank in Saratov
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.26
Rank in Russia
102nd of 252
Rank in Saratov
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalakovoPhool NagarSibiu

In new street additions, Balakovo and Sibiu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Phool Nagar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Balakovo and Sibiu both became progressively more disconnected, while Phool Nagar grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Balakovo and Sibiu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.