Beshkapa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Beshkapa in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeshkapaSamarqand' (Region)Uzbekistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Beshkapa plotted against Samarqand' and Uzbekistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Beshkapa's incremental SNDi rose from 4.31 to 10.44 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Beshkapa ranked 3rd out of 6 cities in Samarqand' and 29th out of 72 in Uzbekistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
10.44
Rank in Uzbekistan
71st of 72
Rank in Samarqand'
6th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.48
Rank in Uzbekistan
29th of 72
Rank in Samarqand'
3rd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeshkapaAunglanMpanda

Beshkapa, Aunglan, and Mpanda all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.