Barogram in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barogram in context

5101520<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
5101520<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarogramDhaka (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barogram plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Barogram followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Dhaka which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Barogram's incremental SNDi rose from 14.1 to 14.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barogram ranked 39th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 228th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
14.19
Rank in Bangladesh
201st of 234
Rank in Dhaka
37th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
14.73
Rank in Bangladesh
228th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
39th of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

05101520<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
05101520<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarogramSan Juan de los LagosBandar Ganaveh

In new street additions, Barogram fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while San Juan de los Lagos built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Bandar Ganaveh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Barogram fluctuated in connectivity, while San Juan de los Lagos became progressively more disconnected and Bandar Ganaveh fluctuated in connectivity. Barogram and San Juan de los Lagos have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.