Phrae in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Phrae in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PhraeThailand (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Phrae plotted against Thailand. The SNDi of new construction in Phrae peaked in 1991-2005, while Thailand rose steadily. Most recently, Phrae's incremental SNDi fell from 4.74 to 4.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Phrae ranked 1st out of 54 in Thailand as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.25
Rank in Thailand
1st of 54

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.32
Rank in Thailand
1st of 54

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PhraeAl Qutay`Qianjin

In new street additions, Phrae built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Al Qutay` built increasingly connected streets over time and Qianjin fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Phrae became progressively more disconnected, while Al Qutay` became progressively more connected and Qianjin fluctuated in connectivity. Phrae and Al Qutay` have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.