Fufeng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fufeng 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
FufengShaanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fufeng plotted against Shaanxi and China. The SNDi of new construction in Fufeng 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, Fufeng's incremental SNDi fell from 3.5 to 2.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fufeng ranked 21st out of 62 cities in Shaanxi and 627th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.09
Rank in China
295th of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
7th of 62

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.55
Rank in China
627th of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
21st of 62

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FufengKafr AwnTadjoura

In new street additions, Fufeng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kafr Awn built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Tadjoura built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Fufeng grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Kafr Awn became progressively more disconnected and Tadjoura became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Fufeng and Tadjoura have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.