Totalai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Totalai in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TotalaiKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Totalai plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Totalai was at its lowest in 1991-2005, 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, Totalai's incremental SNDi rose from 5.89 to 9.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Totalai ranked 52nd out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 272nd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
9.34
Rank in Pakistan
279th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
61st of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.17
Rank in Pakistan
272nd of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
52nd of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TotalaiZadarDolores Hidalgo Cuna De La Independencia Nacional

In new street additions, Totalai built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Zadar built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Dolores Hidalgo Cuna De La Independencia Nacional built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Zadar and Dolores Hidalgo Cuna De La Independencia Nacional both became progressively more disconnected, while Totalai became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.