Beiliu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Beiliu in context

2.433.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeiliuGuangxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Beiliu plotted against Guangxi and China. The SNDi of new construction in Beiliu rose steadily, compared to Guangxi which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Beiliu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.32 to 4.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Beiliu ranked 53rd out of 63 cities in Guangxi and 1511th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in China
1503rd of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
46th of 63

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.86
Rank in China
1511th of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
53rd of 63

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeiliuBurlingtonSan Cristobal de las Casas

In new street additions, Beiliu built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Burlington fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and San Cristóbal de las Casas fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Beiliu and San Cristóbal de las Casas both became progressively more disconnected, while Burlington fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Beiliu had a more connected network than Burlington in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.