Morshi in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Morshi in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Morshi plotted against Maharashtra and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Morshi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.23 to 3.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Morshi ranked 17th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 113th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.3
- Rank in India
- 332nd of 1868
- Rank in Maharashtra
- 45th of 157
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.01
- Rank in India
- 113th of 1868
- Rank in Maharashtra
- 17th of 157
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Chibuto, Mozambique
- Uran, India
- Yutai, China
- Bălți, Moldova
- Kaffrine, Senegal
- Southport, United Kingdom
In new street additions, Morshi and Bălți both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Chibuto built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Morshi and Chibuto both became progressively more disconnected, while Bălți fluctuated in connectivity. Morshi and Chibuto have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.