Pattoki in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pattoki in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PattokiPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pattoki plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Pattoki 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, Pattoki's incremental SNDi rose from 4.0 to 4.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pattoki ranked 77th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 125th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.1
Rank in Pakistan
95th of 292
Rank in Punjab
59th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.78
Rank in Pakistan
125th of 292
Rank in Punjab
77th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PattokiPingguParamaribo

While Pinggu and Paramaribo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Pattoki built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Pattoki and Paramaribo both became progressively more disconnected, while Pinggu fluctuated in connectivity.