Nattalin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nattalin in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NattalinBago (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nattalin plotted against Bago and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Nattalin peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Bago which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Nattalin's incremental SNDi fell from 2.07 to 1.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nattalin ranked 7th out of 13 cities in Bago and 55th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.6
Rank in Myanmar
2nd of 113
Rank in Bago
1st of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.25
Rank in Myanmar
55th of 113
Rank in Bago
7th of 13

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
NattalinKachhwaKluwut

While Kachhwa and Kluwut both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Nattalin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Kachhwa and Kluwut both became progressively more disconnected, while Nattalin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Nattalin and Kachhwa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.