Andkhoy in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Andkhoy in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AndkhoyFaryab (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Andkhoy plotted against Faryab and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Andkhoy peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Faryab which fell steadily and Afghanistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Andkhoy's incremental SNDi fell from 2.01 to 1.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Andkhoy ranked 4th out of 8 cities in Faryab and 18th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.73
Rank in Afghanistan
4th of 73
Rank in Faryab
3rd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.95
Rank in Afghanistan
18th of 73
Rank in Faryab
4th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AndkhoyLetpadanHubli

In new street additions, Andkhoy built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Letpadan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Hubli fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Andkhoy grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Letpadan fluctuated in connectivity and Hubli became progressively more disconnected. Andkhoy and Letpadan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.