Shahr-e Kord in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shahr-e Kord in context

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Shahr-e KordChahar Mahall and Bakhtiari (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shahr-e Kord plotted against Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari and Iran. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shahr-e Kord's incremental SNDi rose from 3.08 to 3.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shahr-e Kord ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari and 46th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.45
Rank in Iran
95th of 169
Rank in Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.54
Rank in Iran
46th of 169
Rank in Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Shahr-e KordWenshangPassos

In new street additions, Shahr-e Kord and Passos both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Wenshang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Shahr-e Kord and Passos both became progressively more disconnected, while Wenshang became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Shahr-e Kord and Wenshang have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.