Boxing in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Boxing 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
BoxingShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Boxing plotted against Shandong and China. The SNDi of new construction in Boxing peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Shandong which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Boxing's incremental SNDi fell from 3.0 to 2.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Boxing ranked 92nd out of 124 cities in Shandong and 933rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in China
692nd of 1843
Rank in Shandong
71st of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.89
Rank in China
933rd of 1843
Rank in Shandong
92nd of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BoxingHong'anMandi Gobindgarh

In new street additions, Boxing and Hong'an both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Mandi Gobindgarh built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Boxing grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Hong'an grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Mandi Gobindgarh became progressively more disconnected. Boxing and Mandi Gobindgarh have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.