Pakpattan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pakpattan in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PakpattanPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pakpattan plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Pakpattan peaked 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, Pakpattan's incremental SNDi fell from 3.84 to 3.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pakpattan ranked 39th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 67th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.81
Rank in Pakistan
71st of 292
Rank in Punjab
40th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in Pakistan
67th of 292
Rank in Punjab
39th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PakpattanBatmanGemena

While Batman and Gemena both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Pakpattan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Pakpattan and Gemena both became progressively more disconnected, while Batman fluctuated in connectivity. Pakpattan and Batman have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.