Smolensk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Smolensk in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SmolenskRussia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Smolensk plotted against Russia. Both Smolensk and Russia follow the same trend. Most recently, Smolensk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.78 to 4.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Smolensk ranked 196th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.11
Rank in Russia
174th of 252

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.09
Rank in Russia
196th of 252

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SmolenskToulonLinzi

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