Okkan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Okkan in context

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OkkanYangon (Region)Myanmar (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Okkan plotted against Yangon and Myanmar. The SNDi of new construction in Okkan followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Yangon which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Myanmar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Okkan ranked 3rd out of 13 cities in Yangon and 39th out of 113 in Myanmar as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in Myanmar
39th of 113
Rank in Yangon
3rd of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OkkanChivilcoyEsperanza

In new street additions, Okkan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Chivilcoy fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Esperanza built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Chivilcoy and Esperanza both became progressively more disconnected, while Okkan fluctuated in connectivity. Okkan and Esperanza have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.