Kremenchuk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kremenchuk in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KremenchukPoltava (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kremenchuk plotted against Poltava and Ukraine. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kremenchuk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 3.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kremenchuk ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Poltava and 26th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.52
Rank in Ukraine
35th of 75
Rank in Poltava
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in Ukraine
26th of 75
Rank in Poltava
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KremenchukSouth ValleySalinas

In new street additions, Kremenchuk and Salinas both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while South Valley built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kremenchuk and Salinas both became progressively more disconnected, while South Valley grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.