Yessentuki in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yessentuki in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yessentuki plotted against Stavropol' and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Yessentuki's incremental SNDi rose from 3.67 to 3.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yessentuki ranked 6th out of 9 cities in Stavropol' and 208th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in Russia
162nd of 252
Rank in Stavropol'
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Russia
208th of 252
Rank in Stavropol'
6th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YessentukiAllahabadTra Vinh

In new street additions, Yessentuki and Trà Vinh both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Allahabad built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Yessentuki and Trà Vinh both became progressively more disconnected, while Allahabad grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Yessentuki had a more sprawly network than Trà Vinh in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.