Zhuzhou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zhuzhou in context

3.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZhuzhouHunan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zhuzhou plotted against Hunan and China. While Hunan and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Zhuzhou's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Zhuzhou's incremental SNDi rose from 3.66 to 3.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zhuzhou ranked 70th out of 89 cities in Hunan and 1462nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.88
Rank in China
1343rd of 1843
Rank in Hunan
69th of 89

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.69
Rank in China
1462nd of 1843
Rank in Hunan
70th of 89

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZhuzhouHargeisaYancheng

In new street additions, Zhuzhou and Hargeisa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Yancheng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Zhuzhou and Yancheng both became progressively more disconnected, while Hargeisa fluctuated in connectivity.