Hongtong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hongtong 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
HongtongShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hongtong plotted against Shanxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hongtong's incremental SNDi rose from 2.34 to 2.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hongtong ranked 26th out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 657th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in China
487th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
26th of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.6
Rank in China
657th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
26th of 80

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HongtongKuhdashtKusong

In new street additions, Hongtong and Kusong both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kuhdasht built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Hongtong grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kuhdasht became progressively more disconnected and Kusong fluctuated in connectivity. Hongtong and Kuhdasht have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.