Sadiqabad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sadiqabad 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
SadiqabadPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sadiqabad plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sadiqabad's incremental SNDi rose from 3.28 to 4.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sadiqabad ranked 52nd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 84th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.08
Rank in Pakistan
93rd of 292
Rank in Punjab
58th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.37
Rank in Pakistan
84th of 292
Rank in Punjab
52nd of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SadiqabadOshGuarenas

Sadiqabad, Osh, and Guarenas all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Osh and Guarenas both became progressively more disconnected, while Sadiqabad fluctuated in connectivity. Sadiqabad and Guarenas have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.