Minh Tân in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Minh Tan in context

3.64.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Minh TanQuang Ninh (Region)Vietnam (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Minh Tân plotted against Quảng Ninh and Vietnam. The SNDi of new construction in Minh Tân peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Quảng Ninh which rose steadily and Vietnam which rose steadily. Most recently, Minh Tân's incremental SNDi fell from 5.34 to 3.74 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Minh Tân ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Quảng Ninh and 100th out of 126 in Vietnam as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.74
Rank in Vietnam
33rd of 126
Rank in Quảng Ninh
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.04
Rank in Vietnam
100th of 126
Rank in Quảng Ninh
5th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Minh TanHengdongHengshan

In new street additions, Minh Tân built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Hengdong fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Hengshan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Minh Tân grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Hengdong fluctuated in connectivity and Hengshan became progressively more disconnected. Minh Tân and Hengshan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.