Novovolynsk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Novovolynsk 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
NovovolynskVolyn (Region)Ukraine (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Novovolynsk plotted against Volyn and Ukraine. The SNDi of new construction in Novovolynsk followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Volyn which rose steadily and Ukraine which rose steadily. Most recently, Novovolynsk's incremental SNDi rose from 2.2 to 3.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Novovolynsk ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Volyn and 13th out of 75 in Ukraine as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.38
Rank in Ukraine
32nd of 75
Rank in Volyn
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Ukraine
13th of 75
Rank in Volyn
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.71.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.71.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NovovolynskYongxingMidyat

In new street additions, Novovolynsk fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Yongxing built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Midyat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Novovolynsk and Yongxing both became progressively more disconnected, while Midyat became progressively more connected. Notably, Novovolynsk had a more sprawly network than Yongxing in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.