Erdaojiang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Erdaojiang 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
ErdaojiangJilin (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Erdaojiang plotted against Jilin and China. While Jilin and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Erdaojiang's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Erdaojiang's incremental SNDi rose from 3.32 to 5.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Erdaojiang ranked 34th out of 47 cities in Jilin and 1288th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.77
Rank in China
1725th of 1843
Rank in Jilin
42nd of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.37
Rank in China
1288th of 1843
Rank in Jilin
34th of 47

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
ErdaojiangVillanuevaSanghar

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