Gadoon in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gadoon 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
GadoonKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gadoon plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gadoon's incremental SNDi rose from 4.01 to 5.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gadoon ranked 26th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 214th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.68
Rank in Pakistan
211th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
31st of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.86
Rank in Pakistan
214th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
26th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

61218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
61218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GadoonKpandoMuala

In new street additions, Gadoon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kpando built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Muala fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Gadoon fluctuated in connectivity, while Kpando became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Muala fluctuated in connectivity. Gadoon and Kpando have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.