Makiivka in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Makiivka in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MakiivkaDonets'k (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Makiivka plotted against Donets'k and Ukraine. The SNDi of new construction in Makiivka peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Donets'k which rose steadily and Ukraine which rose steadily. Most recently, Makiivka's incremental SNDi fell from 3.66 to 2.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Makiivka ranked 8th out of 11 cities in Donets'k and 49th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.67
Rank in Ukraine
15th of 75
Rank in Donets'k
3rd of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in Ukraine
49th of 75
Rank in Donets'k
8th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MakiivkaYeiYudu

In new street additions, Makiivka built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Yei built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Yudu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Makiivka and Yei both became progressively more disconnected, while Yudu became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Makiivka had a more sprawly network than Yei in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.