Phu Xuyen in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Phu Xuyen in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Phu XuyenHa Noi (Region)Vietnam (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Phu Xuyen plotted against Hà Nội and Vietnam. The SNDi of new construction in Phu Xuyen was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Hà Nội which peaked in 1991-2005 and Vietnam which rose steadily. Most recently, Phu Xuyen's incremental SNDi rose from 6.22 to 7.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Phu Xuyen ranked 9th out of 9 cities in Hà Nội and 119th out of 126 in Vietnam as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.04
Rank in Vietnam
121st of 126
Rank in Hà Nội
9th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.34
Rank in Vietnam
119th of 126
Rank in Hà Nội
9th of 9

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
Phu XuyenMaigatariPolomolok

In new street additions, Phu Xuyen built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Maigatari fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Polomolok built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Phu Xuyen became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Maigatari fluctuated in connectivity and Polomolok became progressively more disconnected. Phu Xuyen and Polomolok have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.