Mananwala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mananwala plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Mananwala was at its lowest in 1991-2005, 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, Mananwala's incremental SNDi rose from 2.29 to 2.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mananwala ranked 4th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 12th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Bayreuth, Germany
• Tekkali, India
• Kiffa, Mauritania
• Balapur, India
• Ngaoundal, Cameroon
• Koboko, Uganda

In new street additions, Mananwala built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Bayreuth built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Balapur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mananwala became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Bayreuth became progressively more disconnected and Balapur fluctuated in connectivity. Mananwala and Bayreuth have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.