Kamensk-Uralsky in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kamensk-Uralsky in context

2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kamensk-UralskySverdlovsk (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kamensk-Uralsky plotted against Sverdlovsk and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kamensk-Uralsky's incremental SNDi rose from 4.18 to 4.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kamensk-Uralsky ranked 8th out of 8 cities in Sverdlovsk and 186th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.54
Rank in Russia
199th of 252
Rank in Sverdlovsk
8th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.98
Rank in Russia
186th of 252
Rank in Sverdlovsk
8th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kamensk-UralskyBani BakhitGhaliya

In new street additions, Kamensk-Uralsky built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bani Bakhit built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Ghaliya fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kamensk-Uralsky became progressively more disconnected, while Bani Bakhit became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Ghaliya fluctuated in connectivity. Kamensk-Uralsky and Bani Bakhit have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.