Gushi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gushi in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GushiHenan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gushi plotted against Henan and China. While Henan and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Gushi's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Gushi's incremental SNDi rose from 1.51 to 1.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gushi ranked 12th out of 129 cities in Henan and 77th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.78
Rank in China
151st of 1843
Rank in Henan
17th of 129

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.65
Rank in China
77th of 1843
Rank in Henan
12th of 129

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GushiBayamoRabak

Gushi, Bayamo, and Rabak all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Gushi and Rabak both fluctuated in connectivity, while Bayamo became progressively more disconnected. Gushi and Rabak have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.