Fangzheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fangzheng in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FangzhengHeilongjiang (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fangzheng plotted against Heilongjiang and China. The SNDi of new construction in Fangzheng peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Heilongjiang which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Fangzheng's incremental SNDi fell from 3.18 to 2.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fangzheng ranked 15th out of 67 cities in Heilongjiang and 154th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in China
309th of 1843
Rank in Heilongjiang
12th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.86
Rank in China
154th of 1843
Rank in Heilongjiang
15th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FangzhengKyauktagaBamaur

In new street additions, Fangzheng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Kyauktaga fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bamaur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Fangzheng and Bamaur both became progressively more disconnected, while Kyauktaga became progressively more disconnected.