Longxu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Longxu in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LongxuGuangxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Longxu plotted against Guangxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Longxu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.77 to 3.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Longxu ranked 48th out of 63 cities in Guangxi and 1421st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.42
Rank in China
1116th of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
32nd of 63

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.6
Rank in China
1421st of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
48th of 63

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
LongxuLeweVandavasi

In new street additions, Longxu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Lewe built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Vandavasi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Longxu and Lewe both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Vandavasi became progressively more disconnected. Longxu and Vandavasi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.