Stryi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Stryi in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
StryiL'viv (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Stryi plotted against L'viv and Ukraine. The SNDi of new construction in Stryi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to L'viv which rose steadily and Ukraine which rose steadily. Most recently, Stryi's incremental SNDi fell from 3.03 to 1.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Stryi ranked 4th out of 4 cities in L'viv and 25th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.9
Rank in Ukraine
5th of 75
Rank in L'viv
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in Ukraine
25th of 75
Rank in L'viv
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
StryiSiswa BazarWhite Rock

In new street additions, Stryi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Siswa Bazar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and White Rock built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Stryi fluctuated in connectivity, while Siswa Bazar became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and White Rock became progressively more disconnected. Stryi and White Rock have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.