Xinji in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xinji in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XinjiHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xinji plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xinji's incremental SNDi rose from 2.66 to 3.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.17

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.76

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XinjiPristinaMagdeburg

While Pristina and Magdeburg both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Xinji fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Pristina and Magdeburg both became progressively more disconnected, while Xinji fluctuated in connectivity. Xinji and Pristina have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.