Benxi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Benxi in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BenxiLiaoning (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Benxi plotted against Liaoning and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Benxi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.16 to 3.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Benxi ranked 24th out of 61 cities in Liaoning and 597th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.63
Rank in China
1212th of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
41st of 61

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.51
Rank in China
597th of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
24th of 61

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BenxiChangdeChangwon

In new street additions, Benxi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Changde built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Changwon built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Benxi and Changwon both became progressively more disconnected, while Changde grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Benxi and Changde have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.