Himeji in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Himeji in context

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HimejiHyogo (Region)Japan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Himeji plotted against Hyōgo and Japan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Himeji's incremental SNDi rose from 2.64 to 3.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Himeji ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Hyōgo and 46th out of 135 in Japan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in Japan
97th of 135
Rank in Hyōgo
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.07
Rank in Japan
46th of 135
Rank in Hyōgo
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HimejiDamanhurBallia

While Damanhur and Ballia both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Himeji fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Himeji and Damanhur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.