Khaki in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Khaki in context

44.555.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
44.555.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhakiNangarhar (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khaki plotted against Nangarhar and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Khaki was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Nangarhar which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Afghanistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Khaki's incremental SNDi rose from 5.05 to 5.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khaki ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Nangarhar and 53rd out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.64
Rank in Afghanistan
58th of 73
Rank in Nangarhar
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.31
Rank in Afghanistan
53rd of 73
Rank in Nangarhar
4th of 4

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
KhakiEscadaMedina Gounass

In new street additions, Khaki built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Escada fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Médina Gounass built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Khaki and Médina Gounass both became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Escada fluctuated in connectivity.