Smila in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Smila in context

1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SmilaCherkasy (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Smila plotted against Cherkasy and Ukraine. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Smila's incremental SNDi rose from 3.22 to 4.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Smila ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Cherkasy and 53rd out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.08
Rank in Ukraine
52nd of 75
Rank in Cherkasy
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.66
Rank in Ukraine
53rd of 75
Rank in Cherkasy
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
SmilaVilanculosPardubice

Smila, Vilanculos, and Pardubice all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Smila and Vilanculos have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.