Bencheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bencheng in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BenchengHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bencheng plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bencheng's incremental SNDi rose from 1.8 to 3.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bencheng ranked 9th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 273rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.43
Rank in China
1121st of 1843
Rank in Hebei
65th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.1
Rank in China
273rd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
9th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BenchengAmarawaSanta Lucia Cotzumalguapa

In new street additions, Bencheng and Amarawa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Amarawa and Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa both became progressively more disconnected, while Bencheng fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Bencheng had a more sprawly network than Amarawa in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.