Pa Tong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pa Tong in context

456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Pa TongPhuket (Region)Thailand (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pa Tong plotted against Phuket and Thailand. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pa Tong's incremental SNDi rose from 6.83 to 8.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pa Tong ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Phuket and 44th out of 54 in Thailand as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.65
Rank in Thailand
52nd of 54
Rank in Phuket
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.67
Rank in Thailand
44th of 54
Rank in Phuket
1st of 3

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
Pa TongAl `AziziyahWuyuan

While Al `Aziziyah and Wuyuan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Pa Tong built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Al `Aziziyah and Wuyuan both fluctuated in connectivity, while Pa Tong became progressively more disconnected. Pa Tong and Al `Aziziyah have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.