Lingbi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lingbi in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LingbiAnhui (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lingbi plotted against Anhui and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lingbi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.31 to 4.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lingbi ranked 44th out of 74 cities in Anhui and 831st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.02
Rank in China
1410th of 1843
Rank in Anhui
61st of 74

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in China
831st of 1843
Rank in Anhui
44th of 74

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LingbiQianxiJoao Teves

In new street additions, Lingbi and João Teves both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Qianxi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Qianxi and João Teves both became progressively more disconnected, while Lingbi fluctuated in connectivity. Lingbi and Qianxi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.