Binbei in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Binbei in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Binbei plotted against Shandong and China. The SNDi of new construction in Binbei peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Shandong which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Binbei's incremental SNDi fell from 2.11 to 1.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Binbei ranked 42nd out of 124 cities in Shandong and 242nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.48
Rank in China
60th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
8th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.01
Rank in China
242nd of 1843
Rank in Shandong
42nd of 124

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
BinbeiWangjingTartagal

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