Battagram in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Battagram in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BattagramKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Battagram plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Battagram followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Battagram's incremental SNDi fell from 9.36 to 8.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Battagram ranked 58th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 279th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.03
Rank in Pakistan
267th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
50th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
8.43
Rank in Pakistan
279th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
58th of 67

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
BattagramKishiVallejo

In new street additions, Battagram fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kishi built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Vallejo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Looking at the full network, Kishi and Vallejo both became progressively more disconnected, while Battagram fluctuated in connectivity.