Marhamat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Marhamat 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
MarhamatAndijon (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Marhamat plotted against Andijon and Uzbekistan. The SNDi of new construction in Marhamat peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Andijon which rose steadily and Uzbekistan which rose steadily. Most recently, Marhamat's incremental SNDi fell from 4.16 to 3.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Marhamat ranked 3rd out of 9 cities in Andijon and 24th out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.99
Rank in Uzbekistan
26th of 72
Rank in Andijon
3rd of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.31
Rank in Uzbekistan
24th of 72
Rank in Andijon
3rd of 9

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
MarhamatBukit SentosaIbrahim Baidu

In new street additions, Marhamat built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Bukit Sentosa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Ibrahim Baidu built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Marhamat and Ibrahim Baidu both became progressively more disconnected, while Bukit Sentosa fluctuated in connectivity. Marhamat and Bukit Sentosa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.