Tai Po in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tai Po 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
Tai PoHong Kong (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tai Po plotted against Hong Kong. The SNDi of new construction in Tai Po followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Hong Kong rose steadily. Most recently, Tai Po's incremental SNDi rose from 3.57 to 4.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tai Po ranked 4th out of 6 in Hong Kong as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Hong Kong
2nd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.2
Rank in Hong Kong
4th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Tai PoBydgoszczShahabad

In new street additions, Tai Po and Bydgoszcz both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shahabad built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Tai Po and Bydgoszcz both became progressively more disconnected, while Shahabad grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Tai Po and Bydgoszcz have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.