Khmelnytskyi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Khmelnytskyi in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhmelnytskyiKhmel'nyts'kyy (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khmelnytskyi plotted against Khmel'nyts'kyy and Ukraine. The SNDi of new construction in Khmelnytskyi was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Khmel'nyts'kyy which rose steadily and Ukraine which rose steadily. Most recently, Khmelnytskyi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.02 to 3.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khmelnytskyi ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Khmel'nyts'kyy and 59th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in Ukraine
45th of 75
Rank in Khmel'nyts'kyy
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.83
Rank in Ukraine
59th of 75
Rank in Khmel'nyts'kyy
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhmelnytskyiGamboruPort-de-Paix

In new street additions, Khmelnytskyi and Port-de-Paix both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Gamboru fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Khmelnytskyi and Port-de-Paix both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Gamboru fluctuated in connectivity.