Raiwind in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Raiwind 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
RaiwindPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Raiwind plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Raiwind 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, Raiwind's incremental SNDi rose from 4.44 to 4.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Raiwind ranked 105th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 177th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.58
Rank in Pakistan
138th of 292
Rank in Punjab
86th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.29
Rank in Pakistan
177th of 292
Rank in Punjab
105th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RaiwindSosnowiecLondon

In new street additions, Raiwind and Sosnowiec both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while London built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.