Kotalipara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kotalipara in context

6912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
6912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KotaliparaDhaka (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kotalipara plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Kotalipara 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, Kotalipara's incremental SNDi fell from 13.38 to 7.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kotalipara ranked 33rd out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 191st out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.62
Rank in Bangladesh
108th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
16th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
9.99
Rank in Bangladesh
191st of 234
Rank in Dhaka
33rd of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KotaliparaBarasPinheiro

While Baras and Pinheiro both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Kotalipara fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Baras and Pinheiro both became progressively more disconnected, while Kotalipara fluctuated in connectivity. Kotalipara and Baras have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.