Xilu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xilu 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
XiluGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xilu plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xilu's incremental SNDi rose from 3.58 to 6.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xilu ranked 94th out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 1492nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.02
Rank in China
1741st of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
114th of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.8
Rank in China
1492nd of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
94th of 133

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XiluSaint-MarcAl Zawiyah

In new street additions, Xilu and Saint-Marc both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Al Zawiyah built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Xilu and Saint-Marc both fluctuated in connectivity, while Al Zawiyah grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Xilu and Al Zawiyah have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.