Kayempur in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Kayempur in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kayempur plotted against Rajshahi and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Kayempur rose steadily, compared to Rajshahi which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kayempur's incremental SNDi rose from 15.23 to 17.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kayempur ranked 37th out of 37 cities in Rajshahi and 229th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 17.38
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 215th of 234
- Rank in Rajshahi
- 28th of 37
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 15.25
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 229th of 234
- Rank in Rajshahi
- 37th of 37
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Kayempur built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Lạng Sơn built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Mancheng fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kayempur and Mancheng both became progressively more disconnected, while Lạng Sơn grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Kayempur and Mancheng have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.