Fereydunkenar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fereydunkenar in context

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FereydunkenarMazandaran (Region)Iran (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fereydunkenar plotted against Mazandaran and Iran. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fereydunkenar's incremental SNDi rose from 5.68 to 7.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fereydunkenar ranked 4th out of 9 cities in Mazandaran and 164th out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.51
Rank in Iran
166th of 169
Rank in Mazandaran
6th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.3
Rank in Iran
164th of 169
Rank in Mazandaran
4th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FereydunkenarBagdadBinh Long

In new street additions, Fereydunkenar and Bagdad both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Binh Long fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Fereydunkenar and Bagdad both became progressively more disconnected, while Binh Long fluctuated in connectivity.