Hemet in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hemet in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HemetCalifornia (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hemet plotted against California and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Hemet rose steadily, compared to California which peaked in 1976-1990 and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Hemet's incremental SNDi rose from 3.64 to 4.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hemet ranked 24th out of 60 cities in California and 197th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.06
Rank in United States
150th of 333
Rank in California
25th of 60

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.47
Rank in United States
197th of 333
Rank in California
24th of 60

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

What about similarly populated cities?

01234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
01234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HemetGodeYangluo Subdistrict

In new street additions, Hemet built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Gode built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Yangluo Subdistrict fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Hemet became progressively more disconnected, while Gode became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Yangluo Subdistrict fluctuated in connectivity. Hemet and Yangluo Subdistrict have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.