Shahbazpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shahbazpur in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShahbazpurChittagong (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shahbazpur plotted against Chittagong and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Shahbazpur followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Chittagong which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Shahbazpur ranked 10th out of 44 cities in Chittagong and 86th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.39
Rank in Bangladesh
86th of 234
Rank in Chittagong
10th of 44

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShahbazpurAdrarKinwat

In new street additions, Shahbazpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Adrar built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kinwat fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Shahbazpur became progressively more disconnected, while Adrar grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kinwat fluctuated in connectivity. Shahbazpur and Kinwat have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.