Phitsanulok in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Phitsanulok in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Phitsanulok plotted against Thailand. Both Phitsanulok and Thailand follow the same trend. Most recently, Phitsanulok's incremental SNDi rose from 5.88 to 7.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Phitsanulok ranked 43rd out of 54 in Thailand as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.76
Rank in Thailand
46th of 54

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.63
Rank in Thailand
43rd of 54

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PhitsanulokYizhengLakhisarai

In new street additions, Phitsanulok and Yizheng both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Lakhisarai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Phitsanulok and Yizheng both became progressively more disconnected, while Lakhisarai grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.