Torbat-e Heydarieh in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Torbat-e Heydarieh in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Torbat-e Heydarieh plotted against Razavi Khorasan and Iran. The SNDi of new construction in Torbat-e Heydarieh followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Razavi Khorasan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Iran which rose steadily. Most recently, Torbat-e Heydarieh's incremental SNDi rose from 3.03 to 4.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Torbat-e Heydarieh ranked 6th out of 9 cities in Razavi Khorasan and 101st out of 169 in Iran as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.21
- Rank in Iran
- 137th of 169
- Rank in Razavi Khorasan
- 9th of 9
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.16
- Rank in Iran
- 101st of 169
- Rank in Razavi Khorasan
- 6th of 9
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Harihara, India
- Arba Minch, Ethiopia
- Aonla, India
- Burnley, United Kingdom
- Baghpat, India
- Topi, Pakistan
While Harihara and Burnley both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Torbat-e Heydarieh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Torbat-e Heydarieh and Burnley both became progressively more disconnected, while Harihara grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Torbat-e Heydarieh and Harihara have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.