Banaripara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Banaripara in context

681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BanariparaBarisal (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Banaripara plotted against Barisal and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Banaripara was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Barisal which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Banaripara's incremental SNDi rose from 9.83 to 12.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Banaripara ranked 12th out of 15 cities in Barisal and 202nd out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
12.75
Rank in Bangladesh
185th of 234
Rank in Barisal
13th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
10.68
Rank in Bangladesh
202nd of 234
Rank in Barisal
12th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BanariparaAranthangiKola Diba

In new street additions, Banaripara built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Aranthangi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Kola Diba fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Banaripara became progressively more disconnected, while Aranthangi became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Kola Diba fluctuated in connectivity. Banaripara and Aranthangi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.