Pishin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pishin in context

2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PishinBalochistan (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pishin plotted against Balochistan and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Pishin peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Balochistan which rose steadily and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Pishin's incremental SNDi fell from 4.29 to 3.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pishin ranked 15th out of 19 cities in Balochistan and 167th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in Pakistan
25th of 292
Rank in Balochistan
5th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.23
Rank in Pakistan
167th of 292
Rank in Balochistan
15th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PishinAl KhafjiAn Nabahinah

In new street additions, Pishin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Al Khafji built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and An Nabahinah built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. Looking at the full network, Al Khafji and An Nabahinah both became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Pishin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.