Navsari in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Navsari in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NavsariGujarat (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Navsari plotted against Gujarat and India. The SNDi of new construction in Navsari rose steadily, compared to Gujarat which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Navsari's incremental SNDi rose from 5.24 to 6.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Navsari ranked 77th out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 1446th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.15
Rank in India
1402nd of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
69th of 92

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.89
Rank in India
1446th of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
77th of 92

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
NavsariHaichengHaripur

In new street additions, Navsari and Haripur both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Haicheng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Navsari and Haripur both became progressively more disconnected, while Haicheng fluctuated in connectivity. Navsari and Haicheng have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.