Kovrov in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kovrov plotted against Vladimir and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Kovrov peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Vladimir which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Kovrov's incremental SNDi fell from 2.01 to 1.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kovrov ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Vladimir and 24th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• eMbalenhle, South Africa
• Aflao, Ghana
• Xi, China
• Sonchon, North Korea
• Yuqi, China
• Weishan, China

In new street additions, Kovrov and Sonchon both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while eMbalenhle built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Kovrov and Sonchon both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while eMbalenhle fluctuated in connectivity. Kovrov and Sonchon have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.