Toba Tek Singh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Toba Tek Singh 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
Toba Tek SinghPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Toba Tek Singh plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Toba Tek Singh 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, Toba Tek Singh's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 3.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Toba Tek Singh ranked 48th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 79th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.99
Rank in Pakistan
88th of 292
Rank in Punjab
53rd of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.36
Rank in Pakistan
79th of 292
Rank in Punjab
48th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Toba Tek SinghBitungAntsiramandroso

While Bitung and Antsiramandroso both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Toba Tek Singh built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Toba Tek Singh and Bitung both became progressively more disconnected, while Antsiramandroso grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Toba Tek Singh and Bitung have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.