Votkinsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Votkinsk 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
VotkinskUdmurt (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Votkinsk plotted against Udmurt and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Votkinsk's incremental SNDi rose from 2.68 to 2.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Votkinsk ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Udmurt and 37th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in Russia
71st of 252
Rank in Udmurt
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.78
Rank in Russia
37th of 252
Rank in Udmurt
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VotkinskAssin FosuMarromeu

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