Xinshi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xinshi 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
XinshiHubei (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xinshi plotted against Hubei and China. While Hubei and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Xinshi's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xinshi's incremental SNDi rose from 1.54 to 3.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xinshi ranked 11th out of 77 cities in Hubei and 249th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in China
882nd of 1843
Rank in Hubei
35th of 77

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.04
Rank in China
249th of 1843
Rank in Hubei
11th of 77

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XinshiPhan Rang - Thap ChamMahmudabad

In new street additions, Xinshi and Mahmudabad both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Phan Rang – Tháp Chàm built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Xinshi and Mahmudabad both fluctuated in connectivity, while Phan Rang – Tháp Chàm grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.