Qızıltöbe in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qiziltobe in context

2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QiziltobeMangghystau (Region)Kazakhstan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qızıltöbe plotted against Mangghystau and Kazakhstan. The SNDi of new construction in Qızıltöbe followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Mangghystau which peaked in 1991-2005 and Kazakhstan which rose steadily. Most recently, Qızıltöbe's incremental SNDi fell from 3.65 to 2.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qızıltöbe ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Mangghystau and 24th out of 32 in Kazakhstan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.88
Rank in Kazakhstan
20th of 32
Rank in Mangghystau
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in Kazakhstan
24th of 32
Rank in Mangghystau
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QiziltobeIganganBridgend

While Igangan and Bridgend both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Qızıltöbe fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Igangan and Bridgend both became progressively more disconnected, while Qızıltöbe grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Qızıltöbe and Igangan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.