Togtoh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Togtoh 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
TogtohNei Mongol (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Togtoh plotted against Nei Mongol and China. The SNDi of new construction in Togtoh 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, Togtoh's incremental SNDi fell from 2.65 to 2.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Togtoh ranked 12th out of 43 cities in Nei Mongol and 745th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in China
390th of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
7th of 43

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in China
745th of 1843
Rank in Nei Mongol
12th of 43

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TogtohIkaraLambak

In new street additions, Togtoh and Ikara both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Lambak built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Ikara and Lambak both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Togtoh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.