Волгогрэс in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Volgogres in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VolgogresVolgograd (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Волгогрэс plotted against Volgograd and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Волгогрэс peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Volgograd which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Волгогрэс's incremental SNDi fell from 4.83 to 4.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Волгогрэс ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Volgograd and 144th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.32
Rank in Russia
191st of 252
Rank in Volgograd
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.55
Rank in Russia
144th of 252
Rank in Volgograd
2nd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VolgogresShowtKimpese

In new street additions, Волгогрэс built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Showt fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kimpese built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Волгогрэс and Kimpese both became progressively more disconnected, while Showt grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Волгогрэс and Showt have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.