Xiji in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xiji 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
XijiNingxia Hui (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xiji plotted against Ningxia Hui and China. The SNDi of new construction in Xiji was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Ningxia Hui which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xiji's incremental SNDi rose from 1.74 to 2.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xiji ranked 8th out of 15 cities in Ningxia Hui and 264th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.79
Rank in China
732nd of 1843
Rank in Ningxia Hui
10th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.07
Rank in China
264th of 1843
Rank in Ningxia Hui
8th of 15

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
XijiGarhi KapooraBishnupur

In new street additions, Xiji and Bishnupur both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Garhi Kapoora fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Xiji and Bishnupur both became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Garhi Kapoora fluctuated in connectivity. Xiji and Garhi Kapoora have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.