Goalanda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Goalanda in context

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GoalandaDhaka (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Goalanda plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Goalanda's incremental SNDi rose from 3.42 to 12.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Goalanda ranked 14th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 93rd out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
12.42
Rank in Bangladesh
180th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
32nd of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.56
Rank in Bangladesh
93rd of 234
Rank in Dhaka
14th of 40

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
GoalandaSan JoseAl Beidha

In new street additions, Goalanda and San Jose both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Al Beidha built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, San Jose and Al Beidha both became progressively more disconnected, while Goalanda fluctuated in connectivity. Goalanda and San Jose have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.