Kropyvnytskyi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kropyvnytskyi in context

1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KropyvnytskyiKirovohrad (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kropyvnytskyi plotted against Kirovohrad and Ukraine. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kropyvnytskyi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.88 to 3.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kropyvnytskyi ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Kirovohrad and 14th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Ukraine
26th of 75
Rank in Kirovohrad
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.94
Rank in Ukraine
14th of 75
Rank in Kirovohrad
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KropyvnytskyiLuodingIsparta

While Luoding and Isparta both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Kropyvnytskyi built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Kropyvnytskyi and Isparta both became progressively more disconnected, while Luoding fluctuated in connectivity.