Hanzhong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hanzhong in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HanzhongShaanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hanzhong plotted against Shaanxi and China. While Shaanxi and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Hanzhong's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Hanzhong's incremental SNDi rose from 2.97 to 3.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hanzhong ranked 25th out of 62 cities in Shaanxi and 712th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.2
Rank in China
1006th of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
40th of 62

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.65
Rank in China
712th of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
25th of 62

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
HanzhongHuancayoMasetjhaba View

In new street additions, Hanzhong and Huancayo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Masetjhaba View built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Hanzhong and Huancayo both became progressively more disconnected, while Masetjhaba View grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Hanzhong had a more connected network than Huancayo in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.