Nevinnomyssk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nevinnomyssk in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NevinnomysskStavropol' (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nevinnomyssk plotted against Stavropol' and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Nevinnomyssk peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Stavropol' which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Nevinnomyssk's incremental SNDi fell from 4.02 to 3.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nevinnomyssk ranked 4th out of 9 cities in Stavropol' and 174th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in Russia
141st of 252
Rank in Stavropol'
5th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.84
Rank in Russia
174th of 252
Rank in Stavropol'
4th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NevinnomysskLakhaiBayonet Point

In new street additions, Nevinnomyssk built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Lakhai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bayonet Point fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Nevinnomyssk and Bayonet Point both became progressively more disconnected, while Lakhai fluctuated in connectivity. Nevinnomyssk and Lakhai have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.