Hetauda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hetauda in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HetaudaCentral (Region)Nepal (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hetauda plotted against Central and Nepal. The SNDi of new construction in Hetauda peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Central which rose steadily and Nepal which rose steadily. Most recently, Hetauda's incremental SNDi fell from 3.52 to 3.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hetauda ranked 2nd out of 8 cities in Central and 7th out of 22 in Nepal as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in Nepal
7th of 22
Rank in Central
3rd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in Nepal
7th of 22
Rank in Central
2nd of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HetaudaCarpinaRockingham

In new street additions, Hetauda built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Carpina fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Rockingham built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Hetauda and Carpina both became progressively more disconnected, while Rockingham became progressively more connected. Hetauda and Carpina have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.