Kryvyi Rih in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kryvyi Rih in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kryvyi RihDnipropetrovs'k (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kryvyi Rih plotted against Dnipropetrovs'k and Ukraine. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kryvyi Rih's incremental SNDi rose from 2.67 to 3.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kryvyi Rih ranked 2nd out of 6 cities in Dnipropetrovs'k and 20th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.65
Rank in Ukraine
41st of 75
Rank in Dnipropetrovs'k
3rd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Ukraine
20th of 75
Rank in Dnipropetrovs'k
2nd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kryvyi RihMaomingKrasnoyarsk

While Maoming and Krasnoyarsk both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Kryvyi Rih built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Kryvyi Rih and Krasnoyarsk both became progressively more disconnected, while Maoming fluctuated in connectivity.