Xibei in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xibei in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XibeiJiangsu (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xibei plotted against Jiangsu and China. The SNDi of new construction in Xibei peaked 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, Xibei's incremental SNDi fell from 3.24 to 3.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xibei ranked 75th out of 101 cities in Jiangsu and 1277th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in China
1018th of 1843
Rank in Jiangsu
62nd of 101

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.35
Rank in China
1277th of 1843
Rank in Jiangsu
75th of 101

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

What about similarly populated cities?

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XibeiNakhon PathomFengfeng

In new street additions, Xibei built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Nakhon Pathom built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Fengfeng fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Xibei grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Nakhon Pathom became progressively more disconnected and Fengfeng fluctuated in connectivity. Xibei and Nakhon Pathom have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.