Inam Kalay in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Inam Kalay in context

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Inam KalayKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Inam Kalay plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Inam Kalay was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Inam Kalay's incremental SNDi rose from 11.06 to 12.26 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Inam Kalay ranked 65th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 288th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
12.26
Rank in Pakistan
289th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
66th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
9.66
Rank in Pakistan
288th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
65th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Inam KalayDahuraUruk Esiet

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