Suining in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Suining in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SuiningJiangsu (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Suining plotted against Jiangsu and China. The SNDi of new construction in Suining was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Jiangsu which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Suining's incremental SNDi rose from 2.61 to 2.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Suining ranked 38th out of 101 cities in Jiangsu as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.64
Rank in Jiangsu
44th of 101

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in Jiangsu
38th of 101

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SuiningMawlamyinePare

In new street additions, Suining built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Mawlamyine fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Pare built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Suining became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Mawlamyine fluctuated in connectivity and Pare became progressively more disconnected. Suining and Mawlamyine have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.