Sha Tin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sha Tin 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
Sha TinHong Kong (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sha Tin plotted against Hong Kong. The SNDi of new construction in Sha Tin followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Hong Kong rose steadily. Most recently, Sha Tin's incremental SNDi rose from 4.28 to 4.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sha Tin ranked 6th out of 6 in Hong Kong as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.36
Rank in Hong Kong
3rd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.64
Rank in Hong Kong
6th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
Sha TinAndijonAdana

In new street additions, Sha Tin and Adana both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Andijon built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Sha Tin and Andijon both became progressively more disconnected, while Adana grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Sha Tin had a more connected network than Andijon in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.