Chimyon in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chimyon in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChimyonFarg'ona (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chimyon plotted against Farg'ona and Uzbekistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chimyon's incremental SNDi rose from 5.05 to 5.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chimyon ranked 10th out of 10 cities in Farg'ona and 62nd out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.59
Rank in Uzbekistan
58th of 72
Rank in Farg'ona
9th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.91
Rank in Uzbekistan
62nd of 72
Rank in Farg'ona
10th of 10

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
ChimyonYuanjiangLedong Li Autonomous County

In new street additions, Chimyon built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Yuanjiang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ledong Li Autonomous County fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Chimyon became progressively more disconnected, while Yuanjiang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ledong Li Autonomous County fluctuated in connectivity. Chimyon and Yuanjiang have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.