Kahnuj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kahnuj in context

33.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KahnujKerman (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kahnuj plotted against Kerman and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Kahnuj was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Kerman which fell steadily and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Kahnuj's incremental SNDi rose from 3.3 to 3.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kahnuj ranked 13th out of 14 cities in Kerman and 125th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in Iran
106th of 169
Rank in Kerman
12th of 14

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in Iran
125th of 169
Rank in Kerman
13th of 14

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KahnujAin TaoujdateTomaszow Mazowiecki

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