Ajab Shir in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ajab Shir in context

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ajab ShirEast Azarbaijan (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ajab Shir plotted against East Azarbaijan and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Ajab Shir peaked in 1976-1990, compared to East Azarbaijan which rose steadily and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Ajab Shir's incremental SNDi fell from 4.57 to 4.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ajab Shir ranked 8th out of 8 cities in East Azarbaijan and 156th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.05
Rank in Iran
131st of 169
Rank in East Azarbaijan
6th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.6
Rank in Iran
156th of 169
Rank in East Azarbaijan
8th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ajab ShirSincheon-dongKauran Yankwani

In new street additions, Ajab Shir and Sincheon-dong both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kauran Yankwani fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Sincheon-dong and Kauran Yankwani both became progressively more disconnected, while Ajab Shir grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.