Bodorganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bodorganj in context

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BodorganjRangpur (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bodorganj plotted against Rangpur and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Bodorganj peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Rangpur which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bodorganj's incremental SNDi fell from 3.98 to 1.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bodorganj ranked 5th out of 30 cities in Rangpur and 18th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.88
Rank in Bangladesh
3rd of 234
Rank in Rangpur
1st of 30

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.23
Rank in Bangladesh
18th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
5th of 30

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BodorganjCantonInhambane

While Canton and Inhambane both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Bodorganj built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Canton and Inhambane both became progressively more disconnected, while Bodorganj grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Bodorganj and Canton have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.