Chishtian Sharif in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chishtian Sharif in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chishtian SharifPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chishtian Sharif plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Chishtian Sharif 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, Chishtian Sharif's incremental SNDi rose from 3.16 to 3.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chishtian Sharif ranked 12th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 25th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in Pakistan
75th of 292
Rank in Punjab
44th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.71
Rank in Pakistan
25th of 292
Rank in Punjab
12th of 146

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
Chishtian SharifShangcaiMessina

In new street additions, Chishtian Sharif built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shangcai built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Messina built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Chishtian Sharif and Messina both became progressively more disconnected, while Shangcai grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Chishtian Sharif and Shangcai have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.