Binh Long in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Binh Long in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Binh LongBinh Phuoc (Region)Vietnam (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Binh Long plotted against Bình Phước and Vietnam. The SNDi of new construction in Binh Long followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Bình Phước which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Vietnam which rose steadily. Most recently, Binh Long's incremental SNDi rose from 2.74 to 4.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Binh Long ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Bình Phước and 25th out of 126 in Vietnam as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.51
Rank in Vietnam
57th of 126
Rank in Bình Phước
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.34
Rank in Vietnam
25th of 126
Rank in Bình Phước
1st of 3

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
Binh LongFereydunkenarEllesmere Port

In new street additions, Binh Long fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Fereydunkenar built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Ellesmere Port built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Fereydunkenar and Ellesmere Port both became progressively more disconnected, while Binh Long fluctuated in connectivity. Binh Long and Ellesmere Port have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.