Matta in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Matta in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Matta plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Matta 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, Matta's incremental SNDi fell from 7.27 to 6.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Matta ranked 50th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 267th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.67
- Rank in Pakistan
- 250th of 292
- Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
- 43rd of 67
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 6.88
- Rank in Pakistan
- 267th of 292
- Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
- 50th of 67
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Popayán and Çorum both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Matta fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Popayán and Çorum both became progressively more disconnected, while Matta fluctuated in connectivity.