Xinglong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xinglong 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
XinglongHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xinglong plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xinglong's incremental SNDi rose from 2.58 to 3.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xinglong ranked 88th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1248th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.17
Rank in China
983rd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
58th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in China
1248th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
88th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XinglongAs SafirahNovyi gorodok

In new street additions, Xinglong fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while As Safirah built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Новый городок built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, As Safirah and Новый городок both became progressively more disconnected, while Xinglong fluctuated in connectivity. Xinglong and As Safirah have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.