Banpuzhen in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Banpuzhen in context

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BanpuzhenJiangsu (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Banpuzhen plotted against Jiangsu and China. While Jiangsu and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Banpuzhen's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Banpuzhen's incremental SNDi rose from 5.47 to 10.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Banpuzhen ranked 101st out of 101 cities in Jiangsu and 1832nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
10.66
Rank in China
1829th of 1843
Rank in Jiangsu
101st of 101

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.65
Rank in China
1832nd of 1843
Rank in Jiangsu
101st of 101

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

What about similarly populated cities?

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BanpuzhenLolaHuejutla de Reyes

While Lola and Huejutla de Reyes both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Banpuzhen fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Lola and Huejutla de Reyes both became progressively more disconnected, while Banpuzhen fluctuated in connectivity.