Taozhuang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Taozhuang in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TaozhuangShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Taozhuang plotted against Shandong and China. The SNDi of new construction in Taozhuang was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Shandong which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Taozhuang's incremental SNDi rose from 2.39 to 3.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Taozhuang ranked 81st out of 124 cities in Shandong and 809th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in China
879th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
83rd of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.76
Rank in China
809th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
81st of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

061218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
061218<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TaozhuangDayangshuSahabad

In new street additions, Taozhuang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Dayangshu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Sahabad fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Taozhuang became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Dayangshu became progressively more disconnected and Sahabad fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Taozhuang had a more sprawly network than Dayangshu in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.