Kamianske in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kamianske 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
KamianskeDnipropetrovs'k (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kamianske plotted against Dnipropetrovs'k and Ukraine. The SNDi of new construction in Kamianske followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Dnipropetrovs'k which rose steadily and Ukraine which rose steadily. Most recently, Kamianske's incremental SNDi rose from 1.7 to 1.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kamianske ranked 1st out of 6 cities in Dnipropetrovs'k and 10th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.82
Rank in Ukraine
3rd of 75
Rank in Dnipropetrovs'k
1st of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.74
Rank in Ukraine
10th of 75
Rank in Dnipropetrovs'k
1st of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KamianskeKenemaIlebo

In new street additions, Kamianske and Kenema both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ilebo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Kenema and Ilebo both became progressively more disconnected, while Kamianske fluctuated in connectivity. Kamianske and Kenema have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.