Xixiang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xixiang in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XixiangShaanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xixiang plotted against Shaanxi and China. While Shaanxi and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Xixiang's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xixiang's incremental SNDi rose from 2.84 to 2.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xixiang ranked 33rd out of 62 cities in Shaanxi and 954th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in China
827th of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
30th of 62

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in China
954th of 1843
Rank in Shaanxi
33rd of 62

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.622.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XixiangLichuanYabelo

In new street additions, Xixiang and Yabelo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Lichuan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Xixiang and Yabelo both fluctuated in connectivity, while Lichuan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.