Xinxiang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xinxiang in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xinxiang plotted against Henan and China. The SNDi of new construction in Xinxiang peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Henan which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xinxiang's incremental SNDi fell from 3.44 to 3.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xinxiang ranked 113th out of 129 cities in Henan and 1230th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.35
Rank in China
1076th of 1843
Rank in Henan
102nd of 129

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in China
1230th of 1843
Rank in Henan
113th of 129

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XinxiangGazaShymkent

In new street additions, Xinxiang and Shymkent both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Gaza built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Xinxiang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Gaza became progressively more disconnected and Shymkent grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Xinxiang and Shymkent have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.