Baode in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Baode in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaodeShaanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Baode plotted against Shaanxi and China. The SNDi of new construction in Baode peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Shaanxi which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Baode's incremental SNDi fell from 5.05 to 4.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Baode ranked 60th out of 62 cities in Shaanxi and 1742nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.77
Rank in China
1585th of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
56th of 62

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.21
Rank in China
1742nd of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
60th of 62

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaodeShuangchengDilla

In new street additions, Baode built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Shuangcheng fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Dilla built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Shuangcheng and Dilla both became progressively more disconnected, while Baode grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.