Killeen in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Killeen in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KilleenTexas (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Killeen plotted against Texas and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Killeen rose steadily, compared to Texas which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Killeen's incremental SNDi rose from 3.12 to 3.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Killeen ranked 20th out of 42 cities in Texas and 129th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.66
Rank in United States
102nd of 333
Rank in Texas
25th of 42

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.86
Rank in United States
129th of 333
Rank in Texas
20th of 42

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KilleenYeniceChaibasa

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