Chowk Azam in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chowk Azam in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chowk AzamPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chowk Azam plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chowk Azam's incremental SNDi rose from 1.96 to 2.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chowk Azam ranked 2nd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 3rd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.37
Rank in Pakistan
9th of 292
Rank in Punjab
4th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.04
Rank in Pakistan
3rd of 292
Rank in Punjab
2nd of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
Chowk AzamBhagwanpurPoitiers

In new street additions, Chowk Azam and Bhagwānpur both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Poitiers built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Chowk Azam and Bhagwānpur both fluctuated in connectivity, while Poitiers became progressively more disconnected. Chowk Azam and Bhagwānpur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.