Dimitrovgrad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dimitrovgrad 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
DimitrovgradUl'yanovsk (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dimitrovgrad plotted against Ul'yanovsk and Russia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Dimitrovgrad's incremental SNDi rose from 2.27 to 2.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dimitrovgrad ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Ul'yanovsk and 45th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.92
Rank in Russia
79th of 252
Rank in Ul'yanovsk
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Russia
45th of 252
Rank in Ul'yanovsk
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DimitrovgradBagramLas Piedras

In new street additions, Dimitrovgrad and Las Piedras both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bagram built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Dimitrovgrad and Las Piedras both became progressively more disconnected, while Bagram became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Dimitrovgrad and Las Piedras have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.