Pindi Gheb in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pindi Gheb 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
Pindi GhebPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pindi Gheb plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Pindi Gheb 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, Pindi Gheb's incremental SNDi rose from 3.63 to 4.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pindi Gheb ranked 42nd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 70th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.18
Rank in Pakistan
103rd of 292
Rank in Punjab
62nd of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in Pakistan
70th of 292
Rank in Punjab
42nd of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Pindi GhebAllayiLas Mercedes

In new street additions, Pindi Gheb and Las Mercedes both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Allayi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Pindi Gheb and Las Mercedes both became progressively more disconnected, while Allayi became progressively more connected. Notably, Pindi Gheb had a more connected network than Allayi in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.