Bairin Right Banner in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bairin Right Banner 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
Bairin Right BannerNei Mongol (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bairin Right Banner plotted against Nei Mongol and China. The SNDi of new construction in Bairin Right Banner peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Nei Mongol which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bairin Right Banner's incremental SNDi fell from 3.7 to 3.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bairin Right Banner ranked 14th out of 43 cities in Nei Mongol and 868th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in China
921st of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
21st of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in China
868th of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
14th of 43

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bairin Right BannerUsolye-SibirskoyeMasi Manimba

Bairin Right Banner, Usolye-Sibirskoye, and Masi Manimba all built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street construction. For the full network, Bairin Right Banner and Usolye-Sibirskoye both became progressively more disconnected, while Masi Manimba grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Bairin Right Banner and Usolye-Sibirskoye have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.