Gojra in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gojra in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GojraPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gojra plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Gojra 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, Gojra's incremental SNDi rose from 3.62 to 4.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gojra ranked 38th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 64th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.33
Rank in Pakistan
122nd of 292
Rank in Punjab
75th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Pakistan
64th of 292
Rank in Punjab
38th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GojraNagaonCluj-Napoca

Gojra, Nagaon, and Cluj-Napoca all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.