Morena in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Morena 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
MorenaMadhya Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Morena plotted against Madhya Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Morena's incremental SNDi rose from 3.91 to 4.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Morena ranked 58th out of 98 cities in Madhya Pradesh and 1071st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.93
Rank in India
1015th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
48th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.99
Rank in India
1071st of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
58th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MorenaSao Jose do Rio PretoVolta Redonda

In new street additions, Morena and Volta Redonda both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while São José do Rio Preto built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Morena and São José do Rio Preto have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.