Changhong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Changhong in context

33.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChanghongNei Mongol (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Changhong plotted against Nei Mongol and China. The SNDi of new construction in Changhong peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Nei Mongol which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Changhong's incremental SNDi fell from 4.16 to 3.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Changhong ranked 35th out of 43 cities in Nei Mongol and 1369th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.6
Rank in China
1190th of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
31st of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in China
1369th of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
35th of 43

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChanghongCadizNanpur

In new street additions, Changhong built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Cádiz built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Nanpur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Changhong and Cádiz both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Nanpur became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Changhong had a more sprawly network than Nanpur in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.