Xiuyan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xiuyan in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XiuyanLiaoning (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xiuyan plotted against Liaoning and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xiuyan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.01 to 2.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xiuyan ranked 9th out of 61 cities in Liaoning and 267th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.72
Rank in China
669th of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
25th of 61

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.08
Rank in China
267th of 1843
Rank in Liaoning
9th 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
XiuyanTinaquilloRembang

Xiuyan, Tinaquillo, and Rembang all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Tinaquillo and Rembang both became progressively more disconnected, while Xiuyan fluctuated in connectivity. Xiuyan and Tinaquillo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.