Rushan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rushan 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
RushanShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rushan plotted against Shandong and China. The SNDi of new construction in Rushan 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, Rushan's incremental SNDi fell from 2.13 to 2.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rushan ranked 52nd out of 124 cities in Shandong and 344th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.06
Rank in China
279th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
35th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.18
Rank in China
344th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
52nd of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
RushanRobertsganjKamarkuchi

In new street additions, Rushan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Robertsganj built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kamarkuchi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Rushan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Robertsganj became progressively more disconnected and Kamarkuchi became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Rushan and Robertsganj have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.