Dashoguz in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dashoguz in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DashoguzDasoguz (Region)Turkmenistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dashoguz plotted against Daşoguz and Turkmenistan. The SNDi of new construction in Dashoguz peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Daşoguz which rose steadily and Turkmenistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Dashoguz's incremental SNDi fell from 3.86 to 3.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dashoguz ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Daşoguz and 5th out of 10 in Turkmenistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.62
Rank in Turkmenistan
6th of 10
Rank in Daşoguz
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.97
Rank in Turkmenistan
5th of 10
Rank in Daşoguz
2nd 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
DashoguzDouradosKoyilandy

In new street additions, Dashoguz built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Dourados built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Koyilandy built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Dashoguz and Dourados both became progressively more disconnected, while Koyilandy became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.