市中区 in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shi Zhong Qu 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
Shi Zhong Qu Shandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with 市中区 plotted against Shandong and China. The SNDi of new construction in 市中区 rose steadily, compared to Shandong which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, 市中区's incremental SNDi rose from 2.5 to 3.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, 市中区 ranked 53rd out of 124 cities in Shandong and 349th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in China
1151st of 1843
Rank in Shandong
98th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.2
Rank in China
349th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
53rd of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Shi Zhong Qu MalatyaShibin Al-Kom

In new street additions, 市中区 and Shibin Al-Kom both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Malatya fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. 市中区 and Malatya have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.