Xiongyue in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xiongyue 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
XiongyueLiaoning (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xiongyue plotted against Liaoning and China. The SNDi of new construction in Xiongyue was at its lowest 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, Xiongyue's incremental SNDi rose from 2.22 to 4.17 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xiongyue ranked 43rd out of 61 cities in Liaoning and 1106th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.17
Rank in China
1456th of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
48th of 61

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.1
Rank in China
1106th of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
43rd of 61

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XiongyueYongshanErgani

In new street additions, Xiongyue built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Yongshan built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Ergani built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Xiongyue fluctuated in connectivity, while Yongshan became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Ergani became progressively more disconnected.