Gangneung in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gangneung in context

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GangneungGangwon-do (Region)South Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gangneung plotted against Gangwon-do and South Korea. The SNDi of new construction in Gangneung rose steadily, compared to Gangwon-do which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and South Korea which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Gangneung's incremental SNDi rose from 2.62 to 2.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gangneung ranked 2nd out of 4 cities in Gangwon-do and 28th out of 49 in South Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in South Korea
24th of 49
Rank in Gangwon-do
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.97
Rank in South Korea
28th of 49
Rank in Gangwon-do
2nd of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GangneungBalaghatDhekiajuli

In new street additions, Gangneung and Balaghat both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dhekiajuli fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Gangneung and Balaghat both became progressively more disconnected, while Dhekiajuli became progressively more disconnected. Gangneung and Balaghat have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.