Dalad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dalad 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
DaladNei Mongol (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dalad plotted against Nei Mongol and China. The SNDi of new construction in Dalad rose steadily, compared to Nei Mongol which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Dalad's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 3.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dalad ranked 22nd out of 43 cities in Nei Mongol and 1022nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.53
Rank in China
1164th of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
29th of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.99
Rank in China
1022nd of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
22nd of 43

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DaladCity of LojaKasongo

In new street additions, Dalad built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while City of Loja fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kasongo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Dalad and City of Loja both became progressively more disconnected, while Kasongo became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Dalad and City of Loja have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.