Baoding in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Baoding in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaodingHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baoding plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Baoding's incremental SNDi rose from 3.16 to 4.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Baoding ranked 97th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1406th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.76
Rank in China
1583rd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
106th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.58
Rank in China
1406th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
97th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaodingVitoriaTorreon

Baoding, Vitória, and Torreón all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Vitória and Torreón both became progressively more disconnected, while Baoding fluctuated in connectivity. Baoding and Torreón have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.