Einme in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Einme in context

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EinmeAyeyarwady (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Einme plotted against Ayeyarwady and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Einme peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Ayeyarwady which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Einme's incremental SNDi fell from 5.63 to 5.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Einme ranked 12th out of 18 cities in Ayeyarwady and 105th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.02
Rank in Myanmar
72nd of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
10th of 18

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.37
Rank in Myanmar
105th of 113
Rank in Ayeyarwady
12th of 18

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EinmeMakeinSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

In new street additions, Einme built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Makein built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Einme grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Makein became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu became progressively more disconnected. Einme and Makein have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.