Kolar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kolar in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KolarKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kolar plotted against Karnataka and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kolar was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Karnataka which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kolar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.19 to 3.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kolar ranked 63rd out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 657th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.84
Rank in India
535th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
43rd of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.35
Rank in India
657th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
63rd of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KolarYamagataInegol

In new street additions, Kolar built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Yamagata built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and İnegöl fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Yamagata and İnegöl both became progressively more disconnected, while Kolar became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Kolar and İnegöl have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.