Mul in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mul in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MulMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mul plotted against Maharashtra and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Mul's incremental SNDi rose from 2.36 to 4.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mul ranked 45th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 239th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.58
Rank in India
839th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
106th of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.47
Rank in India
239th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
45th of 157

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MulRocklinAmeer Abad Kalay

In new street additions, Mul and Ameer Abad Kalay both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Rocklin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Mul became progressively more disconnected, while Rocklin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ameer Abad Kalay fluctuated in connectivity.