Muktagacha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Muktagacha in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuktagachaMymensingh (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Muktagacha plotted against Mymensingh and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Muktagacha peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Mymensingh which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Muktagacha's incremental SNDi fell from 5.48 to 5.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Muktagacha ranked 9th out of 24 cities in Mymensingh and 50th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.38
Rank in Bangladesh
46th of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
8th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.28
Rank in Bangladesh
50th of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
9th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuktagachaGunsan-siCharikar

In new street additions, Muktagacha built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Gunsan-si fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Charikar built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Muktagacha and Gunsan-si both became progressively more disconnected, while Charikar became progressively more connected. Muktagacha and Gunsan-si have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.