Alchevsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Alchevsk in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AlchevskLuhans'k (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Alchevsk plotted against Luhans'k and Ukraine. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Alchevsk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.43 to 4.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Alchevsk ranked 2nd out of 9 cities in Luhans'k and 32nd out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.18
Rank in Ukraine
54th of 75
Rank in Luhans'k
4th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in Ukraine
32nd of 75
Rank in Luhans'k
2nd of 9

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
AlchevskWaledDale City

In new street additions, Alchevsk and Waled both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dale City built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Alchevsk and Waled both became progressively more disconnected, while Dale City grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.