Tikapur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tikapur in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TikapurFar-Western (Region)Nepal (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tikapur plotted against Far-Western and Nepal. The SNDi of new construction in Tikapur was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Far-Western which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Nepal which rose steadily. Most recently, Tikapur's incremental SNDi rose from 1.79 to 2.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tikapur ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Far-Western and 1st out of 22 in Nepal as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.27
Rank in Nepal
2nd of 22
Rank in Far-Western
1st of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.12
Rank in Nepal
1st of 22
Rank in Far-Western
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TikapurCuyahoga FallsSao Sebastiao do Paraiso

While Cuyahoga Falls and São Sebastião do Paraíso both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Tikapur built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Cuyahoga Falls and São Sebastião do Paraíso both became progressively more disconnected, while Tikapur became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Tikapur had a more sprawly network than Cuyahoga Falls in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.