Morin Dawa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Morin Dawa in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Morin DawaNei Mongol (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Morin Dawa plotted against Nei Mongol and China. The SNDi of new construction in Morin Dawa peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Nei Mongol which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Morin Dawa's incremental SNDi fell from 4.32 to 3.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Morin Dawa ranked 27th out of 43 cities in Nei Mongol and 1221st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in China
937th of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
22nd of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.25
Rank in China
1221st of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
27th of 43

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
Morin DawaPosoPila

In new street additions, Morin Dawa built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Poso built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Pila fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Poso and Pila both became progressively more disconnected, while Morin Dawa grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Morin Dawa and Pila have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.