Taraz in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Taraz in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TarazZhambyl (Region)Kazakhstan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Taraz plotted against Zhambyl and Kazakhstan. The SNDi of new construction in Taraz peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Zhambyl which peaked in 1991-2005 and Kazakhstan which rose steadily. Most recently, Taraz's incremental SNDi fell from 3.72 to 2.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Taraz ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Zhambyl and 23rd out of 32 in Kazakhstan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.57
Rank in Kazakhstan
18th of 32
Rank in Zhambyl
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.14
Rank in Kazakhstan
23rd of 32
Rank in Zhambyl
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TarazOxnardGuxian

In new street additions, Taraz built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Oxnard fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Guxian fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Taraz grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Oxnard grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Guxian fluctuated in connectivity. Taraz and Oxnard have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.