Malikbeg in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Malikbeg in context

6912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
6912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MalikbegRangpur (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Malikbeg plotted against Rangpur and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Malikbeg was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Rangpur which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Malikbeg's incremental SNDi rose from 12.6 to 13.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Malikbeg ranked 28th out of 30 cities in Rangpur and 218th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
13.48
Rank in Bangladesh
196th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
27th of 30

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
13.0
Rank in Bangladesh
218th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
28th of 30

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MalikbegSyktyvkarQianjiang

In new street additions, Malikbeg built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Syktyvkar built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Qianjiang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Syktyvkar and Qianjiang both became progressively more disconnected, while Malikbeg became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.