Aksaray in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Aksaray in context

1.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AksarayTurkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Aksaray plotted against Turkey. The SNDi of new construction in Aksaray fell steadily, while Turkey followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Aksaray's incremental SNDi fell from 1.29 to 1.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Aksaray ranked 11th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.28
Rank in Turkey
3rd of 174

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.36
Rank in Turkey
11th of 174

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AksarayUkkunagaram TownshipMilagro

In new street additions, Aksaray built increasingly connected streets over time, while Ukkunagaram Township built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Milagro fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Aksaray and Ukkunagaram Township both became progressively more connected, while Milagro became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Aksaray had a more sprawly network than Milagro in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.