Madaya in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Madaya in context

33.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MadayaMandalay (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Madaya plotted against Mandalay and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Madaya was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Mandalay which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Madaya's incremental SNDi rose from 2.66 to 3.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Madaya ranked 7th out of 10 cities in Mandalay and 46th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in Myanmar
28th of 113
Rank in Mandalay
5th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.14
Rank in Myanmar
46th of 113
Rank in Mandalay
7th of 10

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
MadayaNew BritainKhanty-Mansiysk

In new street additions, Madaya built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while New Britain built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Khanty-Mansiysk fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Madaya became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while New Britain grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Khanty-Mansiysk became progressively more disconnected. Madaya and New Britain have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.