New Hope in context: Street-network sprawl trends

New Hope in context

2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
New HopeNorth Carolina (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with New Hope plotted against North Carolina and United States. The SNDi of new construction in New Hope followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to North Carolina which peaked in 1991-2005 and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, New Hope's incremental SNDi rose from 4.93 to 5.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, New Hope ranked 5th out of 7 cities in North Carolina and 299th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.05
Rank in United States
261st of 333
Rank in North Carolina
6th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.82
Rank in United States
299th of 333
Rank in North Carolina
5th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
New HopeDongducheonAngul

New Hope, Dongducheon, and Angul all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, New Hope and Angul both became progressively more disconnected, while Dongducheon fluctuated in connectivity.