Qeysar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qeysar in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QeysarFaryab (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qeysar plotted against Faryab and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Qeysar was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Faryab which fell steadily and Afghanistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Qeysar's incremental SNDi rose from 2.45 to 5.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qeysar ranked 8th out of 8 cities in Faryab and 39th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.03
Rank in Afghanistan
50th of 73
Rank in Faryab
7th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.02
Rank in Afghanistan
39th of 73
Rank in Faryab
8th 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
QeysarRajgarhCeske Budejovice

While Rajgarh and České Budějovice both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Qeysar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Rajgarh and České Budějovice both became progressively more disconnected, while Qeysar became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Qeysar and Rajgarh have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.