Linzi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Linzi 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
LinziShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Linzi plotted against Shandong and China. While Shandong and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Linzi's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Linzi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.34 to 3.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Linzi ranked 107th out of 124 cities in Shandong and 1359th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.39
Rank in China
1101st of 1843
Rank in Shandong
96th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.48
Rank in China
1359th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
107th of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LinziSmolenskShikohabad

In new street additions, Linzi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Smolensk built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Shikohabad built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Linzi fluctuated in connectivity, while Smolensk became progressively more disconnected and Shikohabad grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.