Druzhkivka in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Druzhkivka 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
DruzhkivkaDonets'k (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Druzhkivka plotted against Donets'k and Ukraine. The SNDi of new construction in Druzhkivka followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Donets'k which rose steadily and Ukraine which rose steadily. Most recently, Druzhkivka's incremental SNDi rose from 1.94 to 3.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Druzhkivka ranked 4th out of 11 cities in Donets'k and 11th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.31
Rank in Ukraine
30th of 75
Rank in Donets'k
6th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.77
Rank in Ukraine
11th of 75
Rank in Donets'k
4th of 11

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
DruzhkivkaRadhanpurHalfaya

While Radhanpur and Halfaya both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Druzhkivka fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Druzhkivka and Radhanpur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.