Paju in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Paju in context

1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PajuGyeonggi-do (Region)South Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Paju plotted against Gyeonggi-do and South Korea. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Paju's incremental SNDi rose from 2.83 to 3.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Paju ranked 8th out of 10 cities in Gyeonggi-do and 44th out of 49 in South Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in South Korea
38th of 49
Rank in Gyeonggi-do
6th of 10

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in South Korea
44th of 49
Rank in Gyeonggi-do
8th of 10

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PajuBononRadhanpur

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