Nizhnekamsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nizhnekamsk in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NizhnekamskTatarstan (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nizhnekamsk plotted against Tatarstan and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Nizhnekamsk peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Tatarstan which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Nizhnekamsk's incremental SNDi fell from 2.49 to 2.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nizhnekamsk ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in Tatarstan and 80th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.08
Rank in Russia
19th of 252
Rank in Tatarstan
1st of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Russia
80th of 252
Rank in Tatarstan
3rd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NizhnekamskToufenAlkmaar

While Toufen and Alkmaar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Nizhnekamsk built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Toufen and Alkmaar both became progressively more disconnected, while Nizhnekamsk grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Nizhnekamsk and Toufen have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.