Wulong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wulong 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
WulongChongqing (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wulong plotted against Chongqing and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wulong's incremental SNDi rose from 3.97 to 4.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wulong ranked 33rd out of 47 cities in Chongqing and 1644th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.77
Rank in China
1586th of 1843
Rank in Chongqing
31st of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.43
Rank in China
1644th of 1843
Rank in Chongqing
33rd of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WulongBusiaZenica

In new street additions, Wulong and Busia both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zenica built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Busia and Zenica both became progressively more disconnected, while Wulong fluctuated in connectivity.