Huancheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Huancheng in context

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
HuanchengShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Huancheng plotted against Shandong and China. While Shandong and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Huancheng's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Huancheng's incremental SNDi rose from 2.28 to 2.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Huancheng ranked 62nd out of 124 cities in Shandong and 426th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in China
482nd of 1843
Rank in Shandong
49th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in China
426th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
62nd of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuanchengOkitipupaDoddaballapura

In new street additions, Huancheng and Okitipupa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Doddaballapura built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Huancheng fluctuated in connectivity, while Okitipupa became progressively more disconnected and Doddaballapura became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Huancheng and Okitipupa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.