The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Central rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Central, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Kathmandu, Pokhariya and Bharatpur. Out of the three cities, Pokhariya does not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Pokhariya peaked in 1976-1990.

How do development practices in Central fare in comparison to others in Nepal? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Central was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 regions in Nepal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Nepal, street construction in Central has become more connected. Central ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2005 and 4th in 2006-2020.

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Central is Baidehi with an SNDi of 6.37, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Bharatpur with an SNDi of 2.93, which is moderately connected. See trends for these cities: Bharatpur, Baidehi

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Central rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Central, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Kathmandu, Pokhariya and Bharatpur. Out of the three cities, Pokhariya does not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Pokhariya peaked in 1976-1990.

To date, Central is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 regions in Nepal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Nepal, the street network in Central has become more connected. Central ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2005 and 2nd in 2006-2020.