Kovel in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kovel in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kovel plotted against Volyn and Ukraine. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kovel's incremental SNDi rose from 2.95 to 3.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kovel ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Volyn and 52nd out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.57
Rank in Ukraine
39th of 75
Rank in Volyn
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Ukraine
52nd of 75
Rank in Volyn
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KovelSiddhpurAviles

While Siddhpur and Avilés both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Kovel built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.