Andalyp in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Andalyp in context

2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AndalypDasoguz (Region)Turkmenistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Andalyp plotted against Daşoguz and Turkmenistan. The SNDi of new construction in Andalyp followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Daşoguz which rose steadily and Turkmenistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Andalyp's incremental SNDi fell from 3.32 to 2.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Andalyp ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Daşoguz and 4th out of 10 in Turkmenistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Turkmenistan
4th of 10
Rank in Daşoguz
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.6
Rank in Turkmenistan
4th of 10
Rank in Daşoguz
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AndalypPoint PleasantKopeysk

In new street additions, Andalyp fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Point Pleasant built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kopeysk built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Point Pleasant and Kopeysk both became progressively more disconnected, while Andalyp fluctuated in connectivity.