Wali Khel in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wali Khel in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Wali KhelFederally Administered Tribal Ar (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wali Khel plotted against Federally Administered Tribal Ar and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Wali Khel followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Federally Administered Tribal Ar which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Wali Khel ranked 5th out of 8 cities in Federally Administered Tribal Ar and 263rd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
9.87
Rank in Pakistan
282nd of 292
Rank in Federally Administered Tribal Ar
6th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.49
Rank in Pakistan
263rd of 292
Rank in Federally Administered Tribal Ar
5th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Wali KhelPordenoneKencong

While Pordenone and Kencong both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Wali Khel fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Pordenone and Kencong both became progressively more disconnected, while Wali Khel became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.