Gujranwala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gujranwala 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
GujranwalaPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gujranwala plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Gujranwala 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, Gujranwala's incremental SNDi rose from 3.75 to 4.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gujranwala ranked 62nd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 98th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.3
Rank in Pakistan
117th of 292
Rank in Punjab
72nd of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.47
Rank in Pakistan
98th of 292
Rank in Punjab
62nd of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GujranwalaPorto AlegreMaputo

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