The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Sverdlovsk rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Sverdlovsk, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Tagil and Дзержинский район. Out of the three cities, Nizhny Tagil and Дзержинский район do not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Nizhny Tagil followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Дзержинский район was at its lowest in 1976-1990.

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Sverdlovsk is Kamensk-Uralsky with an SNDi of 2.98, which is moderately connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Дзержинский район with an SNDi of 1.66, which is very well-connected. See trends for these cities: Дзержинский район, Kamensk-Uralsky

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Sverdlovsk rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Sverdlovsk, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Tagil and Дзержинский район. Out of the three cities, Дзержинский район does not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Дзержинский район was at its lowest in 1976-1990.