Vologda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vologda 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
VologdaRussia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vologda plotted against Russia. Both Vologda and Russia follow the same trend. Most recently, Vologda's incremental SNDi rose from 3.01 to 3.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vologda ranked 89th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in Russia
150th of 252

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in Russia
89th of 252

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VologdaTanurArsi Negelle

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