Fuding in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fuding in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FudingFujian (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fuding plotted against Fujian and China. The SNDi of new construction in Fuding rose steadily, compared to Fujian which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Fuding's incremental SNDi rose from 2.45 to 3.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fuding ranked 12th out of 75 cities in Fujian and 546th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.91
Rank in China
1361st of 1843
Rank in Fujian
44th of 75

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in China
546th of 1843
Rank in Fujian
12th of 75

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
FudingToledoFukaya

In new street additions, Fuding and Toledo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Fukaya fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Fuding and Toledo both became progressively more disconnected, while Fukaya fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Fuding had a more connected network than Fukaya in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.