Bălți in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balti in context

2.83.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaltiBalti (Region)Moldova (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bălți plotted against Bălţi and Moldova. While Bălţi and Moldova both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Bălți's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bălți's incremental SNDi rose from 2.93 to 3.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bălți ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Bălţi and 4th out of 5 in Moldova as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.71
Rank in Moldova
4th of 5
Rank in Bălţi
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.31
Rank in Moldova
4th of 5
Rank in Bălţi
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaltiMorshiKaffrine

In new street additions, Bălți and Morshi both fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Kaffrine built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Morshi and Kaffrine both became progressively more disconnected, while Bălți fluctuated in connectivity. Bălți and Kaffrine have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.