Lewe in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lewe plotted against Naypyitaw and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Lewe peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Naypyitaw which peaked in 1991-2005 and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Lewe's incremental SNDi fell from 1.84 to 1.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lewe ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Naypyitaw and 5th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Votuporanga, Brazil
• Khwazakhela, Pakistan
• Uttaradit, Thailand
• Longxu, China
• Vandavasi, India
• Medak, India

In new street additions, Lewe built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Votuporanga built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Longxu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Lewe and Longxu both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Votuporanga became progressively more disconnected. Lewe and Votuporanga have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.