Mera Umarzai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mera Umarzai in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mera UmarzaiKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mera Umarzai plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Mera Umarzai rose steadily, 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, Mera Umarzai's incremental SNDi rose from 6.1 to 6.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mera Umarzai ranked 35th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 247th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.53
Rank in Pakistan
244th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
40th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.7
Rank in Pakistan
247th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
35th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mera UmarzaiZhao'anLumajang

While Zhao'an and Lumajang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mera Umarzai built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Mera Umarzai became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Zhao'an fluctuated in connectivity and Lumajang became progressively more disconnected.