Oltiariq in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Oltiariq in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OltiariqFarg'ona (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Oltiariq plotted against Farg'ona and Uzbekistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Oltiariq's incremental SNDi rose from 3.13 to 3.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Oltiariq ranked 2nd out of 10 cities in Farg'ona and 4th out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in Uzbekistan
20th of 72
Rank in Farg'ona
2nd of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in Uzbekistan
4th of 72
Rank in Farg'ona
2nd 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
OltiariqMaijiNeicuo

In new street additions, Oltiariq built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Maiji built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Neicuo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Oltiariq and Maiji both became progressively more disconnected, while Neicuo became progressively more connected. Oltiariq and Neicuo have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.