Qianjin in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qianjin in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qianjin plotted against Liaoning and China. The SNDi of new construction in Qianjin followed a zig-zag trend, 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, Qianjin's incremental SNDi rose from 0.79 to 3.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qianjin ranked 1st out of 61 cities in Liaoning and 1st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in China
1032nd of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
33rd of 61

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
0.85
Rank in China
1st of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
1st of 61

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

What about similarly populated cities?

02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QianjinPhraePleebo

In new street additions, Qianjin fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Phrae built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Pleebo built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Phrae and Pleebo both became progressively more disconnected, while Qianjin fluctuated in connectivity. Qianjin and Phrae have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.