Imam Sahib in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Imam Sahib in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Imam SahibKunduz (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Imam Sahib plotted against Kunduz and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Imam Sahib rose steadily, compared to Kunduz which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Afghanistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Imam Sahib's incremental SNDi rose from 4.92 to 5.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Imam Sahib ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Kunduz and 28th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.34
Rank in Afghanistan
52nd of 73
Rank in Kunduz
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.64
Rank in Afghanistan
28th of 73
Rank in Kunduz
1st of 3

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
Imam SahibYakimaGadwal

In new street additions, Imam Sahib and Yakima both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Gadwal built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Imam Sahib and Yakima both became progressively more disconnected, while Gadwal became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Imam Sahib and Gadwal have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.