Bakhmut in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bakhmut in context

2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BakhmutDonets'k (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bakhmut plotted against Donets'k and Ukraine. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bakhmut's incremental SNDi rose from 3.79 to 4.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bakhmut ranked 9th out of 11 cities in Donets'k and 54th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.7
Rank in Ukraine
64th of 75
Rank in Donets'k
10th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in Ukraine
54th of 75
Rank in Donets'k
9th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BakhmutFerkessedougouBamian

In new street additions, Bakhmut built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ferkéssédougou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bamian built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Bakhmut and Ferkéssédougou both became progressively more disconnected, while Bamian became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Bakhmut and Ferkéssédougou have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.