Fanshi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Fanshi 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
FanshiShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fanshi plotted against Shanxi and China. The SNDi of new construction in Fanshi peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Shanxi which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Fanshi's incremental SNDi fell from 3.36 to 2.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fanshi ranked 22nd out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 543rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in China
344th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
17th of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.44
Rank in China
543rd of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
22nd of 80

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FanshiMontelibanoTubarao

In new street additions, Fanshi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Montelíbano fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Tubarão built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Fanshi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Montelíbano fluctuated in connectivity and Tubarão became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Fanshi had a more connected network than Montelíbano in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.