Kusong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kusong in context

681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KusongP'yongan-bukto (Region)North Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kusong plotted against P'yŏngan-bukto and North Korea. The SNDi of new construction in Kusong followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to P'yŏngan-bukto which rose steadily and North Korea which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Kusong's incremental SNDi rose from 5.37 to 12.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kusong ranked 15th out of 16 cities in P'yŏngan-bukto and 84th out of 92 in North Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
12.31
Rank in North Korea
90th of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-bukto
16th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.59
Rank in North Korea
84th of 92
Rank in P'yŏngan-bukto
15th of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KusongHongtongTshela

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