Xianghe in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xianghe in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XiangheHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xianghe plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xianghe's incremental SNDi rose from 2.79 to 4.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xianghe ranked 89th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1263rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.83
Rank in China
1599th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
107th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.32
Rank in China
1263rd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
89th 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
XiangheKarang KliwonBulukumba

In new street additions, Xianghe and Bulukumba both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Karang Kliwon built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Xianghe and Karang Kliwon have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.