Gumi-si in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gumi-si in context

1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Gumi-siGyeongsangbuk-do (Region)South Korea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gumi-si plotted against Gyeongsangbuk-do and South Korea. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gumi-si's incremental SNDi rose from 1.74 to 2.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gumi-si ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do and 16th out of 49 in South Korea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.39
Rank in South Korea
15th of 49
Rank in Gyeongsangbuk-do
3rd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.75
Rank in South Korea
16th of 49
Rank in Gyeongsangbuk-do
4th of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Gumi-siPachucaUberaba

In new street additions, Gumi-si and Pachuca both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Uberaba built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Pachuca and Uberaba both became progressively more disconnected, while Gumi-si fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Gumi-si had a more sprawly network than Uberaba in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.