Gucheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gucheng in context

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
GuchengHubei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gucheng plotted against Hubei and China. While Hubei and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Gucheng's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Gucheng's incremental SNDi rose from 2.62 to 3.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gucheng ranked 26th out of 77 cities in Hubei as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in Hubei
51st of 77

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Hubei
26th of 77

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuchengSiirtSariaya

In new street additions, Gucheng and Siirt both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sariaya built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Gucheng and Siirt have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.