Golbahar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Golbahar in context

3.64.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GolbaharKapisa (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Golbahar plotted against Kapisa and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Golbahar peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Kapisa which peaked in 1991-2005 and Afghanistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Golbahar's incremental SNDi fell from 5.02 to 3.87 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Golbahar ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Kapisa and 45th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.87
Rank in Afghanistan
34th of 73
Rank in Kapisa
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.57
Rank in Afghanistan
45th of 73
Rank in Kapisa
2nd of 2

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
GolbaharBarretosShaowu

In new street additions, Golbahar built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Barretos fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Shaowu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Golbahar grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Barretos became progressively more disconnected and Shaowu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.