Milton in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Milton in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MiltonOntario (Region)Canada (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Milton plotted against Ontario and Canada. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Milton's incremental SNDi fell from 2.32 to 2.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Milton ranked 3rd out of 24 cities in Ontario and 6th out of 54 in Canada as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Canada
5th of 54
Rank in Ontario
4th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in Canada
6th of 54
Rank in Ontario
3rd of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MiltonBrondongMichurinsk

While Brondong and Michurinsk both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Milton built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Brondong and Michurinsk both became progressively more disconnected, while Milton grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Milton had a more sprawly network than Michurinsk in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.