Cherepovets in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cherepovets in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CherepovetsVologda (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cherepovets plotted against Vologda and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Cherepovets followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Vologda which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Cherepovets's incremental SNDi rose from 2.24 to 2.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cherepovets ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Vologda and 83rd out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.58
Rank in Russia
54th of 252
Rank in Vologda
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Russia
83rd of 252
Rank in Vologda
1st of 2

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
CherepovetsBijnorCaruaru

Cherepovets, Bijnor, and Caruaru all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Cherepovets and Caruaru have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.