Patnos in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Patnos in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PatnosAgri (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Patnos plotted against Agri and Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Patnos peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Agri which peaked in 1976-1990 and Turkey which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Patnos's incremental SNDi fell from 4.61 to 3.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Patnos ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Agri and 166th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.77
Rank in Turkey
157th of 174
Rank in Agri
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.36
Rank in Turkey
166th of 174
Rank in Agri
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PatnosMaghniaBikramganj

In new street additions, Patnos and Maghnia both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bikramganj built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Patnos and Maghnia both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Bikramganj became progressively more disconnected. Patnos and Bikramganj have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.