Daming in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Daming in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DamingHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Daming plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Daming's incremental SNDi rose from 2.67 to 2.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Daming ranked 46th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 782nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.76
Rank in China
701st of 1843
Rank in Hebei
38th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in China
782nd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
46th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DamingAligudarzHoi An

Daming, Aligudarz, and Hội An all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Daming and Aligudarz both fluctuated in connectivity, while Hội An grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.