Xixi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xixi in context

3.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XixiGuangdong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xixi plotted against Guangdong and China. The SNDi of new construction in Xixi was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Guangdong which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xixi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.89 to 4.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xixi ranked 107th out of 133 cities in Guangdong and 1663rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.64
Rank in China
1563rd of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
95th of 133

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in China
1663rd of 1843
Rank in Guangdong
107th of 133

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XixiStrovolos [Nicosia]Satmura

In new street additions, Xixi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Strovolos [Nicosia] built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Satmura fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Xixi became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Strovolos [Nicosia] became progressively more disconnected and Satmura fluctuated in connectivity. Xixi and Strovolos [Nicosia] have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.