Pattani in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pattani in context

5678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
5678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PattaniThailand (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pattani plotted against Thailand. The SNDi of new construction in Pattani followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Thailand rose steadily. Most recently, Pattani's incremental SNDi rose from 5.84 to 6.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pattani ranked 36th out of 54 in Thailand as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.09
Rank in Thailand
17th of 54

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.33
Rank in Thailand
36th of 54

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
PattaniShinshichoHemel Hempstead

In new street additions, Pattani fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shinshicho built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Hemel Hempstead built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.