Warburton in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Warburton in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Warburton plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Warburton peaked 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, Warburton's incremental SNDi fell from 6.34 to 6.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Warburton ranked 142nd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 259th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.24
- Rank in Pakistan
- 235th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 136th of 146
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 6.28
- Rank in Pakistan
- 259th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 142nd of 146
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Pisa and Cofradía both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Warburton built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Warburton grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Pisa became progressively more disconnected and Cofradía grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.