Takasaki [Maebashi] in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Takasaki [Maebashi] in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Takasaki [Maebashi] plotted against Gunma and Japan. The SNDi of new construction in Takasaki [Maebashi] peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Gunma which peaked in 1976-1990 and Japan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Takasaki [Maebashi]'s incremental SNDi fell from 1.98 to 1.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Takasaki [Maebashi] ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Gunma and 24th out of 135 in Japan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.92
- Rank in Japan
- 20th of 135
- Rank in Gunma
- 3rd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.8
- Rank in Japan
- 24th of 135
- Rank in Gunma
- 3rd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Rampur and Xalapa both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Takasaki [Maebashi] built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Takasaki [Maebashi] and Xalapa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.