Shewa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shewa in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShewaKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shewa plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shewa's incremental SNDi rose from 4.48 to 6.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shewa ranked 33rd out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 241st out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.45
Rank in Pakistan
240th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
38th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.55
Rank in Pakistan
241st of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
33rd of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShewaRumiaKatiola

While Rumia and Katiola both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Shewa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Rumia and Katiola both became progressively more disconnected, while Shewa fluctuated in connectivity.