Handan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Handan in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Handan plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Handan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.98 to 3.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Handan ranked 71st out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1046th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.54
Rank in China
1168th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
69th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in China
1046th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
71st of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HandanMonroviaJabalpur

Handan, Monrovia, and Jabalpur all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Handan and Jabalpur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.