락원1동 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

ragweon1dong in context

4.85.66.47.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.85.66.47.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ragweon1dongSinuiju (Region)North Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with 락원1동 plotted against Sinŭiju and North Korea. The SNDi of new construction in 락원1동 fell steadily, compared to Sinŭiju which peaked in 1991-2005 and North Korea which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, 락원1동's incremental SNDi fell from 6.2 to 5.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, 락원1동 ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Sinŭiju and 73rd out of 92 in North Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.63
Rank in North Korea
53rd of 92
Rank in Sinŭiju
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.22
Rank in North Korea
73rd of 92
Rank in Sinŭiju
2nd of 2

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
ragweon1dongChikkaballapuraMadanpur

While Chikkaballapura and Madanpur both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, 락원1동 built increasingly connected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Chikkaballapura and Madanpur both became progressively more disconnected, while 락원1동 became progressively more connected. Notably, 락원1동 had a more sprawly network than Madanpur in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.