Astana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Astana in context

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AstanaAqmola (Region)Kazakhstan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Astana plotted against Aqmola and Kazakhstan. The SNDi of new construction in Astana peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Aqmola which peaked in 1991-2005 and Kazakhstan which rose steadily. Most recently, Astana's incremental SNDi fell from 3.25 to 2.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Astana ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Aqmola and 19th out of 32 in Kazakhstan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.25
Rank in Kazakhstan
10th of 32
Rank in Aqmola
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in Kazakhstan
19th of 32
Rank in Aqmola
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.42.733.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AstanaKonyaJinhua

In new street additions, Astana and Konya both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Jinhua fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Astana and Konya both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Jinhua fluctuated in connectivity. Astana and Konya have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.