Funing in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Funing 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
FuningHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Funing plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Funing's incremental SNDi rose from 2.45 to 2.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Funing ranked 44th out of 120 cities in Hebei as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.99
Rank in Hebei
51st of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in Hebei
44th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FuningLa Linea de la ConcepcionSan Francisco

In new street additions, Funing and San Francisco both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while La Línea de la Concepción built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, La Línea de la Concepción and San Francisco both became progressively more disconnected, while Funing fluctuated in connectivity.