Pir jo Goth in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pir jo Goth 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
Pir jo GothSindh (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pir jo Goth plotted against Sindh and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Pir jo Goth was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Sindh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Pir jo Goth's incremental SNDi rose from 3.13 to 3.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pir jo Goth ranked 16th out of 50 cities in Sindh and 50th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.7
Rank in Pakistan
66th of 292
Rank in Sindh
18th of 50

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.04
Rank in Pakistan
50th of 292
Rank in Sindh
16th of 50

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Pir jo GothXuedianTerenuthis

In new street additions, Pir jo Goth built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Xuedian built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Terenuthis fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Pir jo Goth became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Xuedian grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Terenuthis fluctuated in connectivity. Pir jo Goth and Xuedian have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.