Sreenagar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sreenagar in context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SreenagarDhaka (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sreenagar plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sreenagar's incremental SNDi rose from 5.54 to 7.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sreenagar ranked 20th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 122nd out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.22
Rank in Bangladesh
96th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
14th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.52
Rank in Bangladesh
122nd of 234
Rank in Dhaka
20th of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SreenagarTandilHagadera Refugee Camp

In new street additions, Sreenagar and Tandil both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hagadera Refugee Camp built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Sreenagar fluctuated in connectivity, while Tandil became progressively more disconnected and Hagadera Refugee Camp became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Sreenagar had a more connected network than Hagadera Refugee Camp in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.