Guddu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guddu in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GudduPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guddu plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Guddu's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 6.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guddu ranked 73rd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 117th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.56
Rank in Pakistan
246th of 292
Rank in Punjab
141st of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.62
Rank in Pakistan
117th of 292
Rank in Punjab
73rd 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
GudduAl-ShawashnaBa Hu Tun Cun

In new street additions, Guddu and Al-Shawashna both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while 巴虎屯村 built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Guddu and Al-Shawashna both fluctuated in connectivity, while 巴虎屯村 grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Guddu had a more connected network than 巴虎屯村 in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.