천성로동자구 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with 천성로동자구 plotted against P'yŏngan-namdo and North Korea. The SNDi of new construction in 천성로동자구 was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to P'yŏngan-namdo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and North Korea which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, 천성로동자구's incremental SNDi rose from 4.58 to 7.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, 천성로동자구 ranked 12th out of 21 cities in P'yŏngan-namdo and 54th out of 92 in North Korea as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Banzhuyuan, China
• Mule, China
• Xinxian, China
• Racine, United States
• Dharapuram, India
• Mohnapur, India

In new street additions, 천성로동자구 built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Banzhuyuan built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Racine built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, 천성로동자구 fluctuated in connectivity, while Banzhuyuan became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Racine became progressively more disconnected.