Wansheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wansheng in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WanshengChongqing (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wansheng plotted against Chongqing and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wansheng's incremental SNDi rose from 4.56 to 5.74 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wansheng ranked 36th out of 47 cities in Chongqing and 1719th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.74
Rank in China
1724th of 1843
Rank in Chongqing
37th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.97
Rank in China
1719th of 1843
Rank in Chongqing
36th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WanshengTekariBingol

In new street additions, Wansheng and Bingöl both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tekari built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Tekari and Bingöl both became progressively more disconnected, while Wansheng fluctuated in connectivity. Wansheng and Bingöl have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.