Guxian in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guxian in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guxian plotted against Henan and China. The SNDi of new construction in Guxian followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Henan which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Guxian's incremental SNDi fell from 4.37 to 3.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guxian ranked 121st out of 129 cities in Henan and 1399th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in China
1066th of 1843
Rank in Henan
100th of 129

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.56
Rank in China
1399th of 1843
Rank in Henan
121st of 129

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
GuxianTarazBonsa Bota

In new street additions, Guxian fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Taraz built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Bonsa Bota built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Guxian fluctuated in connectivity, while Taraz grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Bonsa Bota became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Guxian and Taraz have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.