Rustaq in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rustaq in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RustaqTakhar (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rustaq plotted against Takhar and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Rustaq was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Takhar which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Afghanistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Rustaq's incremental SNDi rose from 4.05 to 5.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rustaq ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Takhar and 56th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.56
Rank in Afghanistan
55th of 73
Rank in Takhar
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.36
Rank in Afghanistan
56th of 73
Rank in Takhar
3rd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RustaqHatiyaShuangfeng

In new street additions, Rustaq and Hatiya both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Shuangfeng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Rustaq became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Hatiya became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Shuangfeng grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Rustaq and Hatiya have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.