Makou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Makou 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
MakouHubei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Makou plotted against Hubei and China. The SNDi of new construction in Makou was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Hubei which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Makou's incremental SNDi rose from 2.7 to 4.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Makou ranked 58th out of 77 cities in Hubei and 1371st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.68
Rank in China
1571st of 1843
Rank in Hubei
73rd of 77

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in China
1371st of 1843
Rank in Hubei
58th 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
MakouJagraonQixia

In new street additions, Makou built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Jagraon built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Qixia built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Looking at the full network, Jagraon and Qixia both became progressively more disconnected, while Makou became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Notably, Makou had a more connected network than Jagraon in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.