Suzak in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Suzak in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SuzakJalal-Abad (Region)Kyrgyzstan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Suzak plotted against Jalal-Abad and Kyrgyzstan. The SNDi of new construction in Suzak was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Jalal-Abad which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Kyrgyzstan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Suzak's incremental SNDi rose from 3.5 to 5.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Suzak ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Jalal-Abad and 6th out of 8 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.7
Rank in Kyrgyzstan
7th of 8
Rank in Jalal-Abad
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.64
Rank in Kyrgyzstan
6th of 8
Rank in Jalal-Abad
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SuzakMurgia ChakSirdaryo

In new street additions, Suzak built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Murgia Chak fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Sirdaryo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Suzak became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Murgia Chak fluctuated in connectivity and Sirdaryo became progressively more disconnected.