Bugulma in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bugulma 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
BugulmaTatarstan (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bugulma plotted against Tatarstan and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Bugulma followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Tatarstan which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Bugulma's incremental SNDi rose from 2.65 to 3.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bugulma ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Tatarstan and 157th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.57
Rank in Russia
132nd of 252
Rank in Tatarstan
7th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in Russia
157th of 252
Rank in Tatarstan
7th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BugulmaDharamshalaKirodimal Nagar

In new street additions, Bugulma fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dharamshala built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kirodimal Nagar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Bugulma and Dharamshala both became progressively more disconnected, while Kirodimal Nagar became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Bugulma and Dharamshala have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.