Qing in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qing in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qing plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Qing's incremental SNDi rose from 2.99 to 3.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qing ranked 74th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1088th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in China
1328th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
83rd of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in China
1088th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
74th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QingPangkalan BrandanKoko

In new street additions, Qing and Koko both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Pangkalan Brandan built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Qing became progressively more disconnected, while Pangkalan Brandan became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Koko grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.