Domar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Domar in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DomarRangpur (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Domar plotted against Rangpur and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Domar rose steadily, compared to Rangpur which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Domar's incremental SNDi rose from 8.74 to 9.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Domar ranked 21st out of 30 cities in Rangpur and 159th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
9.8
Rank in Bangladesh
148th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
23rd of 30

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
8.03
Rank in Bangladesh
159th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
21st of 30

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DomarHarapanahalliKayu Agung

In new street additions, Domar built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Harapanahalli built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Kayu Agung fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Domar and Kayu Agung both became progressively more disconnected, while Harapanahalli became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Domar and Harapanahalli have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.