Stonebridge in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Stonebridge 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
StonebridgeTexas (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Stonebridge plotted against Texas and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Stonebridge peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Texas which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Stonebridge's incremental SNDi fell from 3.91 to 2.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Stonebridge ranked 28th out of 42 cities in Texas and 181st out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.96
Rank in United States
44th of 333
Rank in Texas
12th of 42

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.36
Rank in United States
181st of 333
Rank in Texas
28th of 42

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
StonebridgeKandiSpringfield

In new street additions, Stonebridge and Springfield both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kandi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Stonebridge grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kandi fluctuated in connectivity and Springfield became progressively more disconnected. Stonebridge and Kandi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.