Quzhou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Quzhou in context

2.533.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QuzhouHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Quzhou plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Quzhou's incremental SNDi rose from 2.64 to 2.89 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Quzhou ranked 51st out of 120 cities in Hebei and 836th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.89
Rank in China
803rd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
45th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.79
Rank in China
836th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
51st of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QuzhouSlavyansk-na-KubaniSarai Aquil

In new street additions, Quzhou and Sarai Aquil both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Slavyansk-na-Kubani built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Quzhou and Sarai Aquil both fluctuated in connectivity, while Slavyansk-na-Kubani became progressively more disconnected.