Kalpani in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kalpani in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kalpani plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Kalpani 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, Kalpani's incremental SNDi fell from 10.42 to 6.97 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kalpani ranked 59th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 280th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.97
Rank in Pakistan
257th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
46th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
8.45
Rank in Pakistan
280th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
59th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KalpaniDa Kou Tun Zhen Phuoc Vinh

In new street additions, Kalpani and 大口屯镇 both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Phước Vĩnh built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Kalpani and 大口屯镇 both fluctuated in connectivity, while Phước Vĩnh became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.