Mikhaylovsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mikhaylovsk in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mikhaylovsk plotted against Stavropol' and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Mikhaylovsk followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Stavropol' which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Mikhaylovsk's incremental SNDi fell from 3.27 to 3.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mikhaylovsk ranked 8th out of 9 cities in Stavropol' and 215th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.14
Rank in Russia
99th of 252
Rank in Stavropol'
2nd of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in Russia
215th of 252
Rank in Stavropol'
8th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MikhaylovskMamouBahjoi

In new street additions, Mikhaylovsk fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Mamou built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Bahjoi built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Mikhaylovsk and Bahjoi both became progressively more connected, while Mamou became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Mikhaylovsk had a more sprawly network than Mamou in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.