Dengta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dengta in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DengtaLiaoning (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dengta plotted against Liaoning and China. The SNDi of new construction in Dengta peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Liaoning which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Dengta's incremental SNDi fell from 1.36 to 1.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dengta ranked 6th out of 61 cities in Liaoning and 54th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.28
Rank in China
33rd of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
5th of 61

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.54
Rank in China
54th of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
6th of 61

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DengtaIhnasya al MadinahVishunpur

In new street additions, Dengta built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ihnasya al Madinah built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Vishunpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Dengta and Vishunpur both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ihnasya al Madinah became progressively more disconnected.