Chaman in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chaman 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
ChamanBalochistan (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chaman plotted against Balochistan and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Chaman followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Balochistan which rose steadily and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Chaman's incremental SNDi fell from 3.95 to 3.4 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chaman ranked 7th out of 19 cities in Balochistan and 72nd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.4
Rank in Pakistan
50th of 292
Rank in Balochistan
8th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.29
Rank in Pakistan
72nd of 292
Rank in Balochistan
7th of 19

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
ChamanBotosaniCorlu

In new street additions, Chaman fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Botoșani built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Çorlu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Botoșani and Çorlu both became progressively more disconnected, while Chaman became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Chaman and Botoșani have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.