Weifang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Weifang 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
WeifangShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Weifang plotted against Shandong and China. While Shandong and China both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Weifang's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Weifang's incremental SNDi rose from 2.13 to 2.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Weifang ranked 56th out of 124 cities in Shandong and 357th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in China
386th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
42nd of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.2
Rank in China
357th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
56th of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WeifangYerevanNouakchott

In new street additions, Weifang and Nouakchott both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Yerevan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Weifang and Nouakchott both fluctuated in connectivity, while Yerevan became progressively more disconnected.