Usta Muhammad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Usta Muhammad 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
Usta MuhammadBalochistan (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Usta Muhammad plotted against Balochistan and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Usta Muhammad peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Balochistan which rose steadily and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Usta Muhammad's incremental SNDi fell from 3.27 to 2.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Usta Muhammad ranked 8th out of 19 cities in Balochistan and 83rd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in Pakistan
22nd of 292
Rank in Balochistan
3rd of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.37
Rank in Pakistan
83rd of 292
Rank in Balochistan
8th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Usta MuhammadBechenaDos Hermanas

In new street additions, Usta Muhammad and Dos Hermanas both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bechena built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Usta Muhammad grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bechena became progressively more disconnected and Dos Hermanas grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Usta Muhammad had a more sprawly network than Bechena in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.