Tatlay Aali in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tatlay Aali 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
Tatlay AaliPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tatlay Aali plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Tatlay Aali was at its lowest in 1991-2005, 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, Tatlay Aali's incremental SNDi rose from 3.78 to 4.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tatlay Aali ranked 87th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 149th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.02
Rank in Pakistan
90th of 292
Rank in Punjab
55th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.06
Rank in Pakistan
149th of 292
Rank in Punjab
87th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Tatlay AaliBala MurghabBoras

In new street additions, Tatlay Aali and Bala Murghab both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Borås built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Tatlay Aali and Bala Murghab both became progressively more connected, while Borås became progressively more disconnected.