Qinhuangdao in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qinhuangdao in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qinhuangdao plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Qinhuangdao's incremental SNDi rose from 3.49 to 3.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qinhuangdao ranked 87th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1237th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.64
Rank in China
1221st of 1843
Rank in Hebei
71st of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in China
1237th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
87th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QinhuangdaoTakoradiMuzaffarnagar

Qinhuangdao, Takoradi, and Muzaffarnagar all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Qinhuangdao and Muzaffarnagar both became progressively more disconnected, while Takoradi fluctuated in connectivity. Qinhuangdao and Muzaffarnagar have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.