Muse in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Muse in context

33.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuseShan (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Muse plotted against Shan and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Muse peaked in 1991-2005, 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, Muse's incremental SNDi fell from 4.34 to 4.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Muse ranked 17th out of 19 cities in Shan and 84th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.28
Rank in Myanmar
58th of 113
Rank in Shan
13th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.02
Rank in Myanmar
84th of 113
Rank in Shan
17th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuseSrivilliputturPetlad

In new street additions, Muse built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Srivilliputtur built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Petlad fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Muse and Srivilliputtur both became progressively more disconnected, while Petlad fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Muse had a more sprawly network than Srivilliputtur in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.