Zharkent in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zharkent in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZharkentAlmaty (Region)Kazakhstan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zharkent plotted against Almaty and Kazakhstan. The SNDi of new construction in Zharkent peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Almaty which rose steadily and Kazakhstan which rose steadily. Most recently, Zharkent's incremental SNDi fell from 2.65 to 2.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zharkent ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Almaty and 21st out of 32 in Kazakhstan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.34
Rank in Kazakhstan
14th of 32
Rank in Almaty
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in Kazakhstan
21st of 32
Rank in Almaty
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZharkentAarauSao Miguel dos Campos

In new street additions, Zharkent and São Miguel dos Campos both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Aarau built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Zharkent and São Miguel dos Campos both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Aarau became progressively more disconnected.