Vakhsh in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Vakhsh in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vakhsh plotted against Khatlon and Tajikistan. The SNDi of new construction in Vakhsh rose steadily, compared to Khatlon which rose steadily and Tajikistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Vakhsh's incremental SNDi rose from 4.79 to 9.46 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vakhsh ranked 3rd out of 9 cities in Khatlon and 6th out of 22 in Tajikistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 9.46
- Rank in Tajikistan
- 20th of 22
- Rank in Khatlon
- 7th of 9
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.67
- Rank in Tajikistan
- 6th of 22
- Rank in Khatlon
- 3rd of 9
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Ozyorsk, Russia
- Dhemaji, India
- Kawkareik, Myanmar
- Kungrad, Uzbekistan
- Moyobamba, Peru
- Air Molek I, Indonesia
In new street additions, Vakhsh and Kungrad both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ozyorsk built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Vakhsh and Kungrad both became progressively more disconnected, while Ozyorsk became progressively more connected.