Michurinsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Michurinsk in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MichurinskTambov (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Michurinsk plotted against Tambov and Russia. While Tambov and Russia both rose steadily, Michurinsk's new street additions rose steadily. Most recently, Michurinsk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.18 to 4.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Michurinsk ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Tambov and 143rd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in Russia
201st of 252
Rank in Tambov
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.55
Rank in Russia
143rd of 252
Rank in Tambov
2nd of 2

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
MichurinskMiltonAin Temouchent

In new street additions, Michurinsk built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Milton built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Ain Temouchent fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Michurinsk and Ain Temouchent both became progressively more disconnected, while Milton grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Michurinsk had a more connected network than Milton in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.