Shicheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shicheng in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShichengJiangxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shicheng plotted against Jiangxi and China. While Jiangxi and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Shicheng's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Shicheng's incremental SNDi rose from 2.27 to 2.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shicheng ranked 28th out of 82 cities in Jiangxi and 610th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.94
Rank in China
840th of 1843
Rank in Jiangxi
49th of 82

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.53
Rank in China
610th of 1843
Rank in Jiangxi
28th of 82

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShichengPurmerendKonotop

In new street additions, Shicheng and Purmerend both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Konotop built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Shicheng and Purmerend both fluctuated in connectivity, while Konotop became progressively more disconnected.