Binzhou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Binzhou in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BinzhouShandong (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 Shandong and China. The SNDi of new construction in Binzhou rose steadily, compared to Shandong which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Binzhou's incremental SNDi rose from 2.19 to 2.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Binzhou ranked 66th out of 124 cities in Shandong as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.61
Rank in Shandong
63rd of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.34
Rank in Shandong
66th of 124

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
BinzhouBalungTabuk

In new street additions, Binzhou and Balung both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Tabuk built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Binzhou and Balung both became progressively more disconnected, while Tabuk became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Binzhou and Tabuk have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.