Kutubdia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kutubdia in context

5678910<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
5678910<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KutubdiaChittagong (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kutubdia plotted against Chittagong and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Kutubdia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Chittagong which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kutubdia's incremental SNDi fell from 6.58 to 6.01 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kutubdia ranked 11th out of 44 cities in Chittagong and 92nd out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.01
Rank in Bangladesh
64th of 234
Rank in Chittagong
6th of 44

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.54
Rank in Bangladesh
92nd of 234
Rank in Chittagong
11th of 44

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KutubdiaCuernavacaMilwaukee

While Cuernavaca and Milwaukee both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Kutubdia fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Cuernavaca and Milwaukee both became progressively more disconnected, while Kutubdia became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Kutubdia and Cuernavaca have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.