Xinfeng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xinfeng in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xinfeng plotted against Guangdong and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xinfeng's incremental SNDi rose from 2.79 to 4.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xinfeng ranked 37th out of 133 cities in Guangdong as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.82
Rank in Guangdong
99th of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.65
Rank in Guangdong
37th 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
XinfengWorcesterLintou

In new street additions, Xinfeng fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Worcester built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Lintou built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Xinfeng and Worcester have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.