Beilun District in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Beilun District in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Beilun DistrictZhejiang (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Beilun District plotted against Zhejiang and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Beilun District's incremental SNDi rose from 2.15 to 2.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Beilun District ranked 30th out of 116 cities in Zhejiang and 548th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.7
Rank in China
657th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
43rd of 116

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.46
Rank in China
548th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
30th of 116

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Beilun DistrictProbolinggoStrasbourg

Beilun District, Probolinggo, and Strasbourg all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Probolinggo and Strasbourg both became progressively more disconnected, while Beilun District fluctuated in connectivity. Beilun District and Probolinggo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.