Zhongxiang in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Zhongxiang in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zhongxiang plotted against Hubei and China. The SNDi of new construction in Zhongxiang 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, Zhongxiang's incremental SNDi fell from 3.64 to 3.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zhongxiang ranked 47th out of 77 cities in Hubei and 1102nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.59
- Rank in China
- 1184th of 1843
- Rank in Hubei
- 52nd of 77
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.09
- Rank in China
- 1102nd of 1843
- Rank in Hubei
- 47th of 77
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Chengarchar, Bangladesh
- Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Balneário Camboriú, Brazil
- Sonsonate, El Salvador
- Chiping, China
- Foumban, Cameroon
In new street additions, Zhongxiang and Chengarchar both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Sonsonate built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.