Kengtung in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kengtung in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KengtungShan (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kengtung plotted against Shan and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Kengtung peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Shan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kengtung's incremental SNDi fell from 3.23 to 2.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kengtung ranked 12th out of 19 cities in Shan and 51st out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Myanmar
15th of 113
Rank in Shan
4th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in Myanmar
51st of 113
Rank in Shan
12th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KengtungPerpignanSunzha

In new street additions, Kengtung built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Perpignan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Sunzha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Perpignan and Sunzha both became progressively more disconnected, while Kengtung grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Kengtung and Sunzha have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.