Navkent in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Navkent in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Navkent plotted against Namangan and Uzbekistan. The SNDi of new construction in Navkent peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Namangan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Uzbekistan which rose steadily. Most recently, Navkent's incremental SNDi fell from 3.61 to 3.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Navkent ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in Namangan and 31st out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in Uzbekistan
15th of 72
Rank in Namangan
3rd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.51
Rank in Uzbekistan
31st of 72
Rank in Namangan
3rd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NavkentVaudreuil-DorionAxial City

In new street additions, Navkent built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Vaudreuil-Dorion built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Axial City fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Navkent and Vaudreuil-Dorion both became progressively more disconnected, while Axial City grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Navkent and Vaudreuil-Dorion have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.