Balashov in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balashov in context

2.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalashovSaratov (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Balashov plotted against Saratov and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Balashov's incremental SNDi rose from 4.14 to 4.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Balashov ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Saratov and 204th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.62
Rank in Russia
204th of 252
Rank in Saratov
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.2
Rank in Russia
204th of 252
Rank in Saratov
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalashovShixingMacherla

In new street additions, Balashov built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shixing fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Macherla built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Balashov became progressively more disconnected, while Shixing fluctuated in connectivity and Macherla grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Balashov and Shixing have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.