Hinomine 3-chome in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hinomine 3-chome 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
Hinomine 3-chomeHyogo (Region)Japan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hinomine 3-chome plotted against Hyōgo and Japan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hinomine 3-chome's incremental SNDi rose from 3.03 to 3.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hinomine 3-chome ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Hyōgo and 90th out of 135 in Japan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.39
Rank in Japan
99th of 135
Rank in Hyōgo
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.55
Rank in Japan
90th of 135
Rank in Hyōgo
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hinomine 3-chomeJhinjhakKamsar

In new street additions, Hinomine 3-chome fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Jhinjhak fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kamsar built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Hinomine 3-chome and Kamsar both became progressively more disconnected, while Jhinjhak fluctuated in connectivity. Hinomine 3-chome and Jhinjhak have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.