Taloqan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Taloqan in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TaloqanTakhar (Region)Afghanistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Taloqan plotted against Takhar and Afghanistan. The SNDi of new construction in Taloqan rose steadily, 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, Taloqan's incremental SNDi rose from 4.62 to 6.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Taloqan ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Takhar and 44th out of 73 in Afghanistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.29
Rank in Afghanistan
62nd of 73
Rank in Takhar
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.53
Rank in Afghanistan
44th of 73
Rank in Takhar
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TaloqanJiangdu DistrictTehuacan

In new street additions, Taloqan and Tehuacán both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Jiangdu District fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Taloqan and Jiangdu District have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.