Khistevarz in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Khistevarz in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhistevarzSughd (Region)Tajikistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khistevarz plotted against Sughd and Tajikistan. The SNDi of new construction in Khistevarz rose steadily, compared to Sughd which rose steadily and Tajikistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Khistevarz's incremental SNDi rose from 3.47 to 6.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khistevarz ranked 2nd out of 8 cities in Sughd and 2nd out of 22 in Tajikistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.54
Rank in Tajikistan
13th of 22
Rank in Sughd
8th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in Tajikistan
2nd of 22
Rank in Sughd
2nd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhistevarzHaidongKharua

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