Galikash in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Galikash in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GalikashGolestan (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Galikash plotted against Golestan and Iran. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Galikash's incremental SNDi rose from 3.31 to 4.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Galikash ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Golestan and 113th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.1
Rank in Iran
133rd of 169
Rank in Golestan
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in Iran
113th of 169
Rank in Golestan
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GalikashErdPasab

In new street additions, Galikash and Érd both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Pasab built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Galikash and Érd both became progressively more disconnected, while Pasab became progressively more connected. Galikash and Érd have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.