Bhaluka in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bhaluka in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhaluka plotted against Mymensingh and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Bhaluka peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Mymensingh which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bhaluka's incremental SNDi fell from 3.49 to 2.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhaluka ranked 7th out of 24 cities in Mymensingh and 41st out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.39
Rank in Bangladesh
4th of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
3rd of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.06
Rank in Bangladesh
41st of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
7th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhalukaFazenda Rio GrandeMedford

In new street additions, Bhaluka built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Fazenda Rio Grande built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Medford built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Fazenda Rio Grande and Medford both became progressively more disconnected, while Bhaluka grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Bhaluka had a more connected network than Medford in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.