Qila Didar Singh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qila Didar Singh plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Qila Didar Singh 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, Qila Didar Singh's incremental SNDi rose from 3.4 to 4.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qila Didar Singh ranked 66th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 107th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Moa, Cuba
• Bongdam, South Korea
• Emişbeleni, Turkey
• Yanpen, China
• Makhanda, South Africa
• Georai, India

In new street additions, Qila Didar Singh built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Moa built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Yanpen built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Qila Didar Singh became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Moa became progressively more disconnected and Yanpen became progressively more connected. Qila Didar Singh and Yanpen have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.