Izobilnyy in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Izobilnyy in context

33.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IzobilnyyStavropol' (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Izobilnyy plotted against Stavropol' and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Izobilnyy was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Stavropol' which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Izobilnyy's incremental SNDi rose from 3.43 to 4.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Izobilnyy ranked 9th out of 9 cities in Stavropol' and 222nd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.25
Rank in Russia
187th of 252
Rank in Stavropol'
8th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.47
Rank in Russia
222nd of 252
Rank in Stavropol'
9th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IzobilnyyFairlandBalkh

While Fairland and Balkh both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Izobilnyy built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Fairland and Balkh both became progressively more disconnected, while Izobilnyy became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Izobilnyy and Fairland have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.