Akhisar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Akhisar in context

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AkhisarManisa (Region)Turkey (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Akhisar plotted against Manisa and Turkey. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Akhisar's incremental SNDi rose from 1.66 to 2.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Akhisar ranked 4th out of 6 cities in Manisa and 45th out of 174 in Turkey as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.09
Rank in Turkey
67th of 174
Rank in Manisa
5th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.67
Rank in Turkey
45th of 174
Rank in Manisa
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AkhisarBodhanToledo

While Bodhan and Toledo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Akhisar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Bodhan and Toledo both became progressively more disconnected, while Akhisar fluctuated in connectivity. Akhisar and Bodhan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.