Fengtai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fengtai in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FengtaiAnhui (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fengtai plotted against Anhui and China. The SNDi of new construction in Fengtai peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Anhui which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Fengtai's incremental SNDi fell from 2.66 to 2.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fengtai ranked 33rd out of 74 cities in Anhui and 559th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.6
Rank in China
594th of 1843
Rank in Anhui
35th of 74

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.47
Rank in China
559th of 1843
Rank in Anhui
33rd of 74

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FengtaiKowonMessaad

In new street additions, Fengtai built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Kowon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Messaad built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Fengtai became progressively more disconnected, while Kowon fluctuated in connectivity and Messaad grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.