Fuyang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fuyang in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FuyangAnhui (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fuyang plotted against Anhui and China. The SNDi of new construction in Fuyang rose steadily, 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, Fuyang's incremental SNDi rose from 3.15 to 3.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fuyang ranked 57th out of 74 cities in Anhui and 1146th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.29
Rank in China
1041st of 1843
Rank in Anhui
54th of 74

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.16
Rank in China
1146th of 1843
Rank in Anhui
57th of 74

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
FuyangHuangshiGuntur

In new street additions, Fuyang and Guntur both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Huangshi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Fuyang and Guntur both became progressively more disconnected, while Huangshi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Fuyang and Huangshi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.