Novorossiysk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Novorossiysk in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NovorossiyskKrasnodar (Region)Russia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Novorossiysk plotted against Krasnodar and Russia. The SNDi of new construction in Novorossiysk peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Krasnodar which rose steadily and Russia which rose steadily. Most recently, Novorossiysk's incremental SNDi fell from 4.39 to 4.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Novorossiysk ranked 13th out of 15 cities in Krasnodar and 229th out of 252 in Russia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.38
Rank in Russia
193rd of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
12th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in Russia
229th of 252
Rank in Krasnodar
13th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NovorossiyskYishuiJind

In new street additions, Yishui and Jind both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Novorossiysk built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.