Huoqiu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Huoqiu in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuoqiuAnhui (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Huoqiu plotted against Anhui and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Huoqiu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.38 to 2.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Huoqiu ranked 23rd out of 74 cities in Anhui and 334th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.41
Rank in China
459th of 1843
Rank in Anhui
29th of 74

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.17
Rank in China
334th of 1843
Rank in Anhui
23rd of 74

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuoqiuNova SerranaLuoning County

In new street additions, Huoqiu and Nova Serrana both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Luoning County built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Huoqiu became progressively more disconnected, while Nova Serrana fluctuated in connectivity and Luoning County grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Huoqiu had a more sprawly network than Luoning County in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.