Handley in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Handley in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HandleyTexas (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Handley plotted against Texas and United States. While Texas and United States both peaked in 1991-2005, Handley's new street additions peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Handley's incremental SNDi fell from 3.35 to 3.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Handley ranked 8th out of 42 cities in Texas and 45th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.32
Rank in United States
67th of 333
Rank in Texas
18th of 42

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.08
Rank in United States
45th of 333
Rank in Texas
8th of 42

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HandleyMahabubabadAngra dos Reis

In new street additions, Handley built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Mahabubabad built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Angra dos Reis fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Handley and Mahabubabad have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.