Wundwin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wundwin in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WundwinMandalay (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wundwin plotted against Mandalay and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wundwin's incremental SNDi rose from 2.94 to 3.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wundwin ranked 10th out of 10 cities in Mandalay and 77th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in Myanmar
41st of 113
Rank in Mandalay
7th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.87
Rank in Myanmar
77th of 113
Rank in Mandalay
10th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WundwinFatih SultanMizan Teferi

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