Chauk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chauk in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChaukMagway (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chauk plotted against Magway and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Chauk peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Magway which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Chauk's incremental SNDi fell from 7.33 to 7.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chauk ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Magway and 107th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.33
Rank in Myanmar
96th of 113
Rank in Magway
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.96
Rank in Myanmar
107th of 113
Rank in Magway
5th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChaukKutkaiSioux Falls

In new street additions, Chauk and Kutkai both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Sioux Falls built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Chauk and Sioux Falls both became progressively more disconnected, while Kutkai grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.