Webster in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Webster 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
WebsterTexas (Region)United States (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Webster plotted against Texas and United States. The SNDi of new construction in Webster peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Texas which rose steadily and United States which peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Webster's incremental SNDi fell from 4.22 to 4.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Webster ranked 33rd out of 42 cities in Texas and 239th out of 333 in United States as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in United States
168th of 333
Rank in Texas
30th of 42

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.81
Rank in United States
239th of 333
Rank in Texas
33rd of 42

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WebsterTiandongBensalem Township

In new street additions, Webster and Tiandong both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bensalem Township built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.