Anlu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Anlu in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AnluHubei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Anlu plotted against Hubei and China. While Hubei and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Anlu's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Anlu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.0 to 3.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Anlu ranked 16th out of 77 cities in Hubei and 423rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.6
Rank in China
1191st of 1843
Rank in Hubei
53rd of 77

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in China
423rd of 1843
Rank in Hubei
16th of 77

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
AnluVehariFuji

While Vehari and Fuji both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Anlu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Vehari and Fuji both became progressively more disconnected, while Anlu fluctuated in connectivity. Anlu and Vehari have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.