Jinhe in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jinhe in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JinheGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jinhe plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jinhe's incremental SNDi rose from 3.32 to 6.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jinhe ranked 89th out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 1407th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.62
Rank in China
1779th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
120th of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.58
Rank in China
1407th of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
89th of 133

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
JinheJombangMeishan

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