Yanji in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yanji in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YanjiJilin (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yanji plotted against Jilin and China. The SNDi of new construction in Yanji rose steadily, compared to Jilin which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Yanji's incremental SNDi rose from 4.85 to 5.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yanji ranked 39th out of 47 cities in Jilin and 1436th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.13
Rank in China
1657th of 1843
Rank in Jilin
39th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.63
Rank in China
1436th of 1843
Rank in Jilin
39th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YanjiIbagueMau

In new street additions, Yanji and Ibagué both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Mau fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Yanji had a more connected network than Ibagué in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.