Rustam in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Rustam in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rustam plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Rustam fell 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, Rustam's incremental SNDi fell from 5.34 to 3.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rustam ranked 34th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 244th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.91
- Rank in Pakistan
- 81st of 292
- Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
- 3rd of 67
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.61
- Rank in Pakistan
- 244th of 292
- Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
- 34th of 67
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Rustam built increasingly connected streets over time, while Mayahi built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Ali Khel built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Rustam fluctuated in connectivity, while Mayahi became progressively more disconnected and Ali Khel became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Rustam and Ali Khel have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.