옥정신도시 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

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2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ogjeongsindosiGyeonggi-do (Region)South Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with 옥정신도시 plotted against Gyeonggi-do and South Korea. The SNDi of new construction in 옥정신도시 was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Gyeonggi-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, 옥정신도시's incremental SNDi rose from 2.32 to 2.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, 옥정신도시 ranked 5th out of 10 cities in Gyeonggi-do and 40th out of 49 in South Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.42
Rank in South Korea
16th of 49
Rank in Gyeonggi-do
2nd of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.5
Rank in South Korea
40th of 49
Rank in Gyeonggi-do
5th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ogjeongsindosiAl QusairNorth Canberra [Canberra]

In new street additions, 옥정신도시 built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Al Qusair fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and North Canberra [Canberra] fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, 옥정신도시 became progressively more connected, while Al Qusair became progressively more disconnected and North Canberra [Canberra] fluctuated in connectivity. 옥정신도시 and Al Qusair have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.