Koyra in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Koyra in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KoyraKhulna (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Koyra plotted against Khulna and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Koyra peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Khulna which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Koyra's incremental SNDi fell from 6.74 to 5.46 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Koyra ranked 15th out of 23 cities in Khulna and 118th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.46
Rank in Bangladesh
49th of 234
Rank in Khulna
7th of 23

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.43
Rank in Bangladesh
118th of 234
Rank in Khulna
15th of 23

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KoyraSoeStamford

While Soe and Stamford both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Koyra built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Soe and Stamford both became progressively more disconnected, while Koyra grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Koyra and Soe have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.