Taungdwingyi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Taungdwingyi in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TaungdwingyiMagway (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Taungdwingyi plotted against Magway and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Taungdwingyi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.88 to 4.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Taungdwingyi ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Magway and 33rd out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.7
Rank in Myanmar
66th of 113
Rank in Magway
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in Myanmar
33rd of 113
Rank in Magway
3rd of 5

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
TaungdwingyiBaghaBagdad

In new street additions, Taungdwingyi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bagha built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Bagdad built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Taungdwingyi and Bagdad both became progressively more disconnected, while Bagha grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Taungdwingyi had a more sprawly network than Bagha in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.