Kutkai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kutkai in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KutkaiShan (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kutkai plotted against Shan and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Kutkai 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, Kutkai's incremental SNDi fell from 2.52 to 2.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kutkai ranked 5th out of 19 cities in Shan and 18th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.18
Rank in Myanmar
9th of 113
Rank in Shan
2nd of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.44
Rank in Myanmar
18th of 113
Rank in Shan
5th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KutkaiRosaritoChauk

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