Wudi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wudi in context

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
WudiShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wudi plotted against Shandong and China. The SNDi of new construction in Wudi peaked 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, Wudi's incremental SNDi fell from 2.97 to 1.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wudi ranked 28th out of 124 cities in Shandong and 138th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.52
Rank in China
70th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
11th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.81
Rank in China
138th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
28th of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WudiRaisenKarangampel

In new street additions, Wudi and Karangampel both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Raisen fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Wudi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Raisen fluctuated in connectivity and Karangampel became progressively more disconnected. Wudi and Karangampel have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.