Sayram in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sayram in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SayramSouth Kazakhstan (Region)Kazakhstan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sayram plotted against South Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan. The SNDi of new construction in Sayram peaked in 1991-2005, compared to South Kazakhstan which peaked in 1991-2005 and Kazakhstan which rose steadily. Most recently, Sayram's incremental SNDi fell from 4.6 to 3.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sayram ranked 5th out of 6 cities in South Kazakhstan and 31st out of 32 in Kazakhstan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in Kazakhstan
26th of 32
Rank in South Kazakhstan
4th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.34
Rank in Kazakhstan
31st of 32
Rank in South Kazakhstan
5th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SayramBergen op ZoomBellingham

In new street additions, Sayram built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Bergen op Zoom built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Bellingham built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Bergen op Zoom and Bellingham both became progressively more disconnected, while Sayram grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.