Fushun in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fushun in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FushunLiaoning (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fushun plotted against Liaoning and China. The SNDi of new construction in Fushun peaked in 1991-2005, 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, Fushun's incremental SNDi fell from 2.95 to 2.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fushun ranked 15th out of 61 cities in Liaoning as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in Liaoning
28th of 61

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Liaoning
15th of 61

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FushunStuttgartShunqing

In new street additions, Fushun built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Stuttgart built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Shunqing built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Fushun and Stuttgart both became progressively more disconnected, while Shunqing became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.