Xinxian in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xinxian in context

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
XinxianHenan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xinxian plotted against Henan and China. While Henan and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Xinxian's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xinxian's incremental SNDi rose from 3.41 to 5.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xinxian ranked 123rd out of 129 cities in Henan and 1477th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.03
Rank in China
1637th of 1843
Rank in Henan
126th of 129

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in China
1477th of 1843
Rank in Henan
123rd of 129

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XinxianK'Ali K'Esa BotaMule

Xinxian, K'Ali K'Esa Bota, and Mule all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, K'Ali K'Esa Bota and Mule both fluctuated in connectivity, while Xinxian became progressively more disconnected. Xinxian and K'Ali K'Esa Bota have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.