Nalitabari in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nalitabari in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nalitabari plotted against Mymensingh and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Nalitabari followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Mymensingh which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Nalitabari's incremental SNDi fell from 4.84 to 1.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nalitabari ranked 8th out of 24 cities in Mymensingh and 45th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.72
Rank in Bangladesh
2nd of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
2nd of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.14
Rank in Bangladesh
45th of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
8th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NalitabariJamalganjCampo Mourao

In new street additions, Nalitabari fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Jamalganj built increasingly connected streets over time and Campo Mourão fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Nalitabari fluctuated in connectivity, while Jamalganj became progressively more connected and Campo Mourão became progressively more disconnected.