Thul in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Thul in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ThulSindh (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Thul plotted against Sindh and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Thul peaked 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, Thul's incremental SNDi fell from 3.57 to 2.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Thul ranked 26th out of 50 cities in Sindh and 93rd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.71
Rank in Pakistan
15th of 292
Rank in Sindh
9th of 50

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.44
Rank in Pakistan
93rd of 292
Rank in Sindh
26th of 50

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ThulTeseneyNyaungdon

In new street additions, Thul built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Teseney built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Nyaungdon built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Thul grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Teseney became progressively more disconnected and Nyaungdon became progressively more connected. Thul and Nyaungdon have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.