Phalia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Phalia 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
PhaliaPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Phalia plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Phalia was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Phalia's incremental SNDi rose from 2.74 to 3.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Phalia ranked 24th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 43rd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in Pakistan
74th of 292
Rank in Punjab
43rd of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.99
Rank in Pakistan
43rd of 292
Rank in Punjab
24th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PhaliaGuangshanOgharefe

In new street additions, Phalia built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Guangshan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Ogharefe fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Phalia became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Guangshan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ogharefe became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Phalia had a more sprawly network than Ogharefe in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.