Linhu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Linhu in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LinhuJiangsu (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Linhu plotted against Jiangsu and China. The SNDi of new construction in Linhu was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Jiangsu which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Linhu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.86 to 3.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Linhu ranked 67th out of 101 cities in Jiangsu and 1149th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in China
1045th of 1843
Rank in Jiangsu
64th of 101

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.16
Rank in China
1149th of 1843
Rank in Jiangsu
67th of 101

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LinhuUniao da VitoriaRio Grande

In new street additions, Linhu built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while União da Vitória fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Rio Grande fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Linhu became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while União da Vitória became progressively more disconnected and Rio Grande fluctuated in connectivity. Linhu and União da Vitória have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.