Novomoskovsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Novomoskovsk in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NovomoskovskDnipropetrovs'k (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Novomoskovsk plotted against Dnipropetrovs'k and Ukraine. The SNDi of new construction in Novomoskovsk peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Dnipropetrovs'k which rose steadily and Ukraine which rose steadily. Most recently, Novomoskovsk's incremental SNDi fell from 6.19 to 4.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Novomoskovsk ranked 6th out of 6 cities in Dnipropetrovs'k and 73rd out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.5
Rank in Ukraine
63rd of 75
Rank in Dnipropetrovs'k
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.56
Rank in Ukraine
73rd of 75
Rank in Dnipropetrovs'k
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NovomoskovskFenghuangCheria

In new street additions, Novomoskovsk and Cheria both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Fenghuang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Novomoskovsk and Fenghuang both became progressively more disconnected, while Cheria grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.