Glazov in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Glazov in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GlazovUdmurt (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Glazov plotted against Udmurt and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Glazov followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Udmurt which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Glazov's incremental SNDi rose from 2.53 to 2.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Glazov ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Udmurt and 59th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.98
Rank in Russia
89th of 252
Rank in Udmurt
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.97
Rank in Russia
59th of 252
Rank in Udmurt
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GlazovCarsambaHuji

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