Taunggyi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Taunggyi in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TaunggyiShan (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Taunggyi plotted against Shan and Myanmar. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Taunggyi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.99 to 5.74 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Taunggyi ranked 18th out of 19 cities in Shan and 86th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.74
Rank in Myanmar
81st of 113
Rank in Shan
17th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.12
Rank in Myanmar
86th of 113
Rank in Shan
18th 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
TaunggyiKurukshetraPolokwane

In new street additions, Taunggyi and Kurukshetra both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Polokwane built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Kurukshetra and Polokwane both became progressively more disconnected, while Taunggyi fluctuated in connectivity. Taunggyi and Kurukshetra have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.