Horlivka in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Horlivka in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HorlivkaDonets'k (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Horlivka plotted against Donets'k and Ukraine. The SNDi of new construction in Horlivka peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Donets'k which rose steadily and Ukraine which rose steadily. Most recently, Horlivka's incremental SNDi fell from 4.21 to 3.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Horlivka ranked 7th out of 11 cities in Donets'k and 42nd out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.41
Rank in Ukraine
33rd of 75
Rank in Donets'k
7th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Ukraine
42nd of 75
Rank in Donets'k
7th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HorlivkaPhaphamauLimassol

In new street additions, Horlivka built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Phaphamau built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Limassol built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Horlivka and Limassol both became progressively more disconnected, while Phaphamau grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Horlivka and Phaphamau have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.