Mian Channu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mian Channu 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
Mian ChannuPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mian Channu plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Mian Channu 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, Mian Channu's incremental SNDi rose from 3.3 to 3.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mian Channu ranked 36th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 60th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in Pakistan
80th of 292
Rank in Punjab
49th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.16
Rank in Pakistan
60th of 292
Rank in Punjab
36th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mian ChannuMansaToledo

In new street additions, Mian Channu built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Mansa fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Toledo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Mian Channu had a more connected network than Mansa in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.