Sherpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sherpur in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sherpur plotted against Mymensingh and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Sherpur peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Mymensingh which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Sherpur's incremental SNDi fell from 2.32 to 1.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sherpur ranked 1st out of 24 cities in Mymensingh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.7
Rank in Mymensingh
1st of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in Mymensingh
1st 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
SherpurColina de LaranjeirasFranca

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