Wucheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wucheng in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WuchengShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wucheng plotted against Shandong and China. The SNDi of new construction in Wucheng was at its lowest 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, Wucheng's incremental SNDi rose from 1.51 to 2.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wucheng ranked 11th out of 124 cities in Shandong and 57th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in China
349th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
39th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.57
Rank in China
57th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
11th of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WuchengWugongIludun

In new street additions, Wucheng built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Wugong built increasingly connected streets over time and Iludun built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Wucheng and Iludun both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Wugong became progressively more connected. Wucheng and Wugong have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.