Duki in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Duki 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
DukiBalochistan (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Duki plotted against Balochistan and Pakistan. While Balochistan and Pakistan both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Duki's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Duki's incremental SNDi rose from 3.93 to 5.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Duki ranked 14th out of 19 cities in Balochistan and 157th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.51
Rank in Pakistan
201st of 292
Rank in Balochistan
15th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.15
Rank in Pakistan
157th of 292
Rank in Balochistan
14th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DukiSeriritBayambang

In new street additions, Duki and Bayambang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Seririt built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Seririt and Bayambang both became progressively more disconnected, while Duki fluctuated in connectivity. Duki and Bayambang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.