Qubodiyon in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qubodiyon plotted against Khatlon and Tajikistan. The SNDi of new construction in Qubodiyon rose steadily, compared to Khatlon which rose steadily and Tajikistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Qubodiyon's incremental SNDi rose from 3.92 to 7.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qubodiyon ranked 2nd out of 9 cities in Khatlon and 5th out of 22 in Tajikistan as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Kharan, Pakistan
• Mandapeta, India
• Bajar Keraia, India
• Ar Rubu`, Yemen
• Mangrul Pir, India
• Anlong Veng, Cambodia

In new street additions, Qubodiyon built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kharan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Ar Rubu` fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Qubodiyon became progressively more disconnected, while Kharan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Ar Rubu` became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Qubodiyon and Kharan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.