Binzhou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Binzhou in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BinzhouShaanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Binzhou plotted against Shaanxi and China. The SNDi of new construction in Binzhou peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Shaanxi which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Binzhou's incremental SNDi fell from 3.6 to 3.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Binzhou ranked 51st out of 62 cities in Shaanxi and 1545th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.35
Rank in China
1069th of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
43rd of 62

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.98
Rank in China
1545th of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
51st of 62

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
BinzhouBhutanEl Hamma

In new street additions, Binzhou and El Hamma both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bhutan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Binzhou grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bhutan fluctuated in connectivity and El Hamma grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Binzhou had a more connected network than Bhutan in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.