Donggang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Donggang in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DonggangLiaoning (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Donggang plotted against Liaoning and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Donggang's incremental SNDi rose from 2.19 to 2.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Donggang ranked 12th out of 61 cities in Liaoning and 300th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.52
Rank in China
525th of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
21st of 61

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.14
Rank in China
300th of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
12th of 61

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DonggangAbepuraEpe

Donggang, Abepura, and Epe all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network.