Nookat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nookat 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
NookatOsh (Region)Kyrgyzstan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nookat plotted against Osh and Kyrgyzstan. The SNDi of new construction in Nookat peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Osh which rose steadily and Kyrgyzstan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Nookat's incremental SNDi fell from 3.67 to 3.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nookat ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Osh and 5th out of 8 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.43
Rank in Kyrgyzstan
4th of 8
Rank in Osh
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in Kyrgyzstan
5th of 8
Rank in Osh
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NookatJastrzebie-ZdrojPaikar

In new street additions, Nookat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Jastrzębie-Zdrój built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Paikar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Nookat grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Jastrzębie-Zdrój became progressively more disconnected and Paikar became progressively more connected. Nookat and Jastrzębie-Zdrój have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.