Xintai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xintai 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
XintaiShandong (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xintai plotted against Shandong and China. The SNDi of new construction in Xintai rose steadily, compared to Shandong which peaked in 1976-1990 and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xintai's incremental SNDi rose from 3.5 to 4.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xintai ranked 83rd out of 124 cities in Shandong and 828th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.07
Rank in China
1427th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
110th of 124

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in China
828th of 1843
Rank in Shandong
83rd of 124

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XintaiSzczecinLublin

Xintai, Szczecin, and Lublin all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Xintai and Szczecin have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.