Sincan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sincan in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SincanAnkara (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sincan plotted against Ankara and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sincan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.09 to 2.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sincan ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in Ankara and 88th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.09
Rank in Turkey
68th of 174
Rank in Ankara
3rd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.05
Rank in Turkey
88th of 174
Rank in Ankara
3rd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SincanSalt Lake CityHargeisa

In new street additions, Sincan and Hargeisa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Salt Lake City built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Sincan became progressively more disconnected, while Salt Lake City grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Hargeisa fluctuated in connectivity. Sincan and Hargeisa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.