Fergana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fergana in context

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FerganaFarg'ona (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fergana plotted against Farg'ona and Uzbekistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fergana's incremental SNDi rose from 3.96 to 4.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fergana ranked 8th out of 10 cities in Farg'ona and 41st out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.04
Rank in Uzbekistan
29th of 72
Rank in Farg'ona
5th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.67
Rank in Uzbekistan
41st of 72
Rank in Farg'ona
8th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FerganaJiaxingSheffield

In new street additions, Fergana built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Jiaxing fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Sheffield built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.