Julu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Julu 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
JuluHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Julu plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Julu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.48 to 2.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Julu ranked 32nd out of 120 cities in Hebei and 591st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in China
651st of 1843
Rank in Hebei
35th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.5
Rank in China
591st of 1843
Rank in Hebei
32nd of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JuluDongningTuo Chuan Zhen

Julu, Dongning, and 拖船镇 all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Dongning and 拖船镇 both fluctuated in connectivity, while Julu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Julu and Dongning have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.