Konotop in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Konotop in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KonotopSumy (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Konotop plotted against Sumy and Ukraine. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Konotop's incremental SNDi rose from 2.53 to 3.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Konotop ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Sumy and 38th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.14
Rank in Ukraine
24th of 75
Rank in Sumy
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.38
Rank in Ukraine
38th of 75
Rank in Sumy
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KonotopShichengHuangbu

In new street additions, Konotop built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shicheng fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Huangbu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Konotop became progressively more disconnected, while Shicheng fluctuated in connectivity and Huangbu became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Konotop and Huangbu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.