Farkhor in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Farkhor in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FarkhorKhatlon (Region)Tajikistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Farkhor plotted against Khatlon and Tajikistan. The SNDi of new construction in Farkhor was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Khatlon which rose steadily and Tajikistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Farkhor's incremental SNDi rose from 4.08 to 9.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Farkhor ranked 5th out of 9 cities in Khatlon and 11th out of 22 in Tajikistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
9.54
Rank in Tajikistan
21st of 22
Rank in Khatlon
8th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.52
Rank in Tajikistan
11th of 22
Rank in Khatlon
5th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FarkhorUnaahaAkabuka

In new street additions, Farkhor built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Unaaha built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Akabuka built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Unaaha and Akabuka both became progressively more disconnected, while Farkhor became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Farkhor and Unaaha have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.