Mawei in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mawei in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaweiFujian (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mawei plotted against Fujian and China. The SNDi of new construction in Mawei rose steadily, compared to Fujian which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mawei's incremental SNDi rose from 4.39 to 6.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mawei ranked 62nd out of 75 cities in Fujian and 1639th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.6
Rank in China
1776th of 1843
Rank in Fujian
69th of 75

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in China
1639th of 1843
Rank in Fujian
62nd of 75

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaweiIzbat BahnasiLakewood Township

In new street additions, Mawei built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Izbat Bahnasi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Lakewood Township built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Mawei and Lakewood Township both became progressively more disconnected, while Izbat Bahnasi fluctuated in connectivity.