Yuxian in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yuxian in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YuxianHebei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yuxian plotted against Hebei and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Yuxian's incremental SNDi rose from 3.72 to 4.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yuxian ranked 105th out of 120 cities in Hebei and 1509th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.3
Rank in China
1488th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
100th of 120

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in China
1509th of 1843
Rank in Hebei
105th of 120

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YuxianLingshui Li Autonomous CountyOrmoc

In new street additions, Yuxian fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Lingshui Li Autonomous County built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Ormoc built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Lingshui Li Autonomous County and Ormoc both became progressively more disconnected, while Yuxian fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Yuxian had a more sprawly network than Ormoc in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.