Zaoqiang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zaoqiang in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zaoqiang plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zaoqiang's incremental SNDi rose from 2.86 to 3.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zaoqiang ranked 68th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1035th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.77
Rank in China
1294th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
77th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in China
1035th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
68th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZaoqiangSaakowSakrand

In new street additions, Zaoqiang and Saakow both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sakrand built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Saakow and Sakrand both became progressively more disconnected, while Zaoqiang fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Zaoqiang had a more sprawly network than Saakow in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.