Botou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Botou in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Botou plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Botou's incremental SNDi rose from 4.09 to 4.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Botou ranked 109th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1571st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.47
Rank in China
1527th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
102nd of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.08
Rank in China
1571st of 1843
Rank in Hebei
109th of 120

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
BotouDonostia / San SebastianItajai

Botou, Donostia / San Sebastián, and Itajaí all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.