Buloqboshi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Buloqboshi in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BuloqboshiAndijon (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Buloqboshi plotted against Andijon and Uzbekistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Buloqboshi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.35 to 5.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Buloqboshi ranked 1st out of 9 cities in Andijon and 6th out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.35
Rank in Uzbekistan
55th of 72
Rank in Andijon
7th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in Uzbekistan
6th of 72
Rank in Andijon
1st of 9

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
BuloqboshiBena-LekaSharaqpur

In new street additions, Buloqboshi built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Bena-Leka fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Sharaqpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Buloqboshi and Sharaqpur both became progressively more disconnected, while Bena-Leka fluctuated in connectivity. Buloqboshi and Bena-Leka have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.