Fengrun in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fengrun in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fengrun plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fengrun's incremental SNDi rose from 3.36 to 4.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fengrun ranked 75th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1096th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in China
1502nd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
101st of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.09
Rank in China
1096th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
75th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FengrunPraia GrandeBahir Dar

While Praia Grande and Bahir Dar both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Fengrun fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Fengrun and Praia Grande have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.