Satkania in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Satkania in context

691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SatkaniaChittagong (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Satkania plotted against Chittagong and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Satkania was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Chittagong which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Satkania's incremental SNDi rose from 14.82 to 15.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Satkania ranked 41st out of 44 cities in Chittagong and 227th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
15.0
Rank in Bangladesh
207th of 234
Rank in Chittagong
36th of 44

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
14.65
Rank in Bangladesh
227th of 234
Rank in Chittagong
41st of 44

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SatkaniaBaguioKedgaon

In new street additions, Satkania built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Baguio built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kedgaon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Satkania became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Baguio became progressively more disconnected and Kedgaon fluctuated in connectivity.