Mary in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mary in context

3.63.94.24.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.63.94.24.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaryTurkmenistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mary plotted against Turkmenistan. Both Mary and Turkmenistan follow the same trend. Most recently, Mary's incremental SNDi rose from 3.88 to 4.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mary ranked 10th out of 10 in Turkmenistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.56
Rank in Turkmenistan
9th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.03
Rank in Turkmenistan
10th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaryDhampurKosice

In new street additions, Mary and Dhampur both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Košice built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Mary and Dhampur both fluctuated in connectivity, while Košice became progressively more disconnected.