Warburton in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Warburton in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WarburtonPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

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?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WarburtonPisaCofradia

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.