Lodhran in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lodhran in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LodhranPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lodhran plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lodhran's incremental SNDi rose from 4.4 to 5.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lodhran ranked 116th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 192nd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.43
Rank in Pakistan
191st of 292
Rank in Punjab
115th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.49
Rank in Pakistan
192nd of 292
Rank in Punjab
116th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LodhranOxfordChillan

In new street additions, Lodhran fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Oxford built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Chillán built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Lodhran and Chillán both became progressively more disconnected, while Oxford grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Lodhran and Oxford have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.