新城子区 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xin Cheng Zi Qu in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Xin Cheng Zi Qu Liaoning (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with 新城子区 plotted against Liaoning and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, 新城子区's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 5.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, 新城子区 ranked 52nd out of 61 cities in Liaoning and 1372nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.28
Rank in China
1672nd of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
58th of 61

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in China
1372nd of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
52nd of 61

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Xin Cheng Zi Qu Kui Men Jie Dao Ede

In new street additions, 新城子区 fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while 夔门街道 built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Ede built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, 新城子区 and Ede both became progressively more disconnected, while 夔门街道 became progressively more connected. 新城子区 and 夔门街道 have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.