Lawksawk in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lawksawk in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LawksawkShan (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lawksawk plotted against Shan and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lawksawk's incremental SNDi rose from 3.19 to 3.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lawksawk ranked 10th out of 19 cities in Shan and 42nd out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.29
Rank in Myanmar
24th of 113
Rank in Shan
5th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.96
Rank in Myanmar
42nd of 113
Rank in Shan
10th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LawksawkBehshahrDolo

In new street additions, Lawksawk and Behshahr both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dolo built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.