Mihtarlam in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mihtarlam in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MihtarlamLaghman (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mihtarlam plotted against Laghman and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Mihtarlam was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Laghman which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Afghanistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mihtarlam's incremental SNDi rose from 3.9 to 4.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mihtarlam ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Laghman and 41st out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.52
Rank in Afghanistan
40th of 73
Rank in Laghman
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.29
Rank in Afghanistan
41st of 73
Rank in Laghman
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MihtarlamTagbilaranAreka

In new street additions, Mihtarlam built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Tagbilaran built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Areka fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Tagbilaran and Areka both became progressively more disconnected, while Mihtarlam became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Notably, Mihtarlam had a more sprawly network than Tagbilaran in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.