Yongfeng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yongfeng in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YongfengJiangxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yongfeng plotted against Jiangxi and China. The SNDi of new construction in Yongfeng peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Jiangxi which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Yongfeng's incremental SNDi fell from 3.33 to 1.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yongfeng ranked 43rd out of 82 cities in Jiangxi and 786th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.48
Rank in China
61st of 1843
Rank in Jiangxi
3rd of 82

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.74
Rank in China
786th of 1843
Rank in Jiangxi
43rd of 82

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YongfengGelemsoLu

While Gelemso and Lu both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Yongfeng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Yongfeng grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Gelemso became progressively more disconnected and Lu fluctuated in connectivity. Yongfeng and Gelemso have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.