Fengfeng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fengfeng in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fengfeng plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fengfeng's incremental SNDi rose from 2.9 to 3.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.01

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FengfengXibeiOre

In new street additions, Fengfeng fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Xibei built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Ore built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Fengfeng fluctuated in connectivity, while Xibei grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Ore became progressively more disconnected. Fengfeng and Xibei have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.