Xuanhua in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xuanhua 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
XuanhuaHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xuanhua plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xuanhua's incremental SNDi rose from 3.48 to 4.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xuanhua ranked 73rd out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1081st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.24
Rank in China
1472nd of 1843
Rank in Hebei
98th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.07
Rank in China
1081st of 1843
Rank in Hebei
73rd of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
XuanhuaPilibhitPishva

In new street additions, Xuanhua fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Pilibhit built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Pishva built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Xuanhua and Pilibhit both became progressively more disconnected, while Pishva became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Xuanhua and Pilibhit have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.