Fengxiang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fengxiang in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FengxiangShaanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fengxiang plotted against Shaanxi and China. The SNDi of new construction in Fengxiang peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Shaanxi which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Fengxiang's incremental SNDi fell from 3.54 to 2.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fengxiang ranked 32nd out of 62 cities in Shaanxi and 943rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in China
831st of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
31st of 62

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.9
Rank in China
943rd of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
32nd of 62

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
FengxiangDemaKenosha

In new street additions, Fengxiang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Dema fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kenosha built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Dema and Kenosha both became progressively more disconnected, while Fengxiang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Fengxiang and Dema have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.