Jaldhaka in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jaldhaka in context

456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JaldhakaRangpur (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jaldhaka plotted against Rangpur and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Jaldhaka peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Rangpur which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Jaldhaka's incremental SNDi fell from 6.23 to 4.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jaldhaka ranked 13th out of 30 cities in Rangpur and 74th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.45
Rank in Bangladesh
28th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
4th of 30

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.02
Rank in Bangladesh
74th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
13th of 30

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JaldhakaSavannahNicosia

In new street additions, Jaldhaka built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Savannah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Nicosia built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Savannah and Nicosia both became progressively more disconnected, while Jaldhaka grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.