Enshi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Enshi in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Enshi plotted against Hubei and China. The SNDi of new construction in Enshi peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Hubei which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Enshi's incremental SNDi fell from 3.83 to 3.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Enshi ranked 61st out of 77 cities in Hubei and 1411th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in China
1272nd of 1843
Rank in Hubei
61st of 77

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.58
Rank in China
1411th of 1843
Rank in Hubei
61st of 77

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
EnshiShiheziIjebu-Ode

In new street additions, Enshi and Shihezi both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Ijebu-Ode built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Enshi and Ijebu-Ode both became progressively more disconnected, while Shihezi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.