Lakki Marwat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lakki Marwat in context

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Lakki MarwatKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lakki Marwat plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lakki Marwat's incremental SNDi rose from 3.83 to 7.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lakki Marwat ranked 12th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 148th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.58
Rank in Pakistan
262nd of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
47th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.06
Rank in Pakistan
148th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
12th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Lakki MarwatTucupitaAmasya

In new street additions, Lakki Marwat and Tucupita both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Amasya fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Lakki Marwat became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Tucupita fluctuated in connectivity and Amasya became progressively more connected. Lakki Marwat and Tucupita have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.