Arifwala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Arifwala in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ArifwalaPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Arifwala plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Arifwala rose steadily, compared to Punjab which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Arifwala's incremental SNDi rose from 4.19 to 4.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Arifwala ranked 59th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 95th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.28
Rank in Pakistan
113th of 292
Rank in Punjab
69th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.45
Rank in Pakistan
95th of 292
Rank in Punjab
59th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ArifwalaNangang Industrial ZoneTaiping

In new street additions, Arifwala built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Nangang Industrial Zone built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Taiping fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Arifwala and Taiping both became progressively more disconnected, while Nangang Industrial Zone became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Notably, Arifwala had a more connected network than Nangang Industrial Zone in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.