Chiang Rai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chiang Rai in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chiang RaiThailand (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chiang Rai plotted against Thailand. Both Chiang Rai and Thailand follow the same trend. Most recently, Chiang Rai's incremental SNDi rose from 5.39 to 6.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chiang Rai ranked 18th out of 54 in Thailand as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.38
Rank in Thailand
20th of 54

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.34
Rank in Thailand
18th of 54

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chiang RaiBedfordKuala Kapuas

In new street additions, Chiang Rai and Bedford both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kuala Kapuas fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Chiang Rai and Bedford both became progressively more disconnected, while Kuala Kapuas fluctuated in connectivity. Chiang Rai and Bedford have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.