Fengyang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fengyang 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
FengyangAnhui (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fengyang plotted against Anhui and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Fengyang's incremental SNDi rose from 2.46 to 2.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fengyang ranked 37th out of 74 cities in Anhui and 640th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.54
Rank in China
538th of 1843
Rank in Anhui
33rd of 74

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.57
Rank in China
640th of 1843
Rank in Anhui
37th of 74

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FengyangBankiNirmali

In new street additions, Fengyang and Banki both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Nirmali fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Fengyang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Banki fluctuated in connectivity and Nirmali became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Fengyang and Banki have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.