Huozhou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Huozhou in context

3.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.23.644.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HuozhouShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Huozhou plotted against Shanxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Huozhou's incremental SNDi rose from 3.13 to 4.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Huozhou ranked 50th out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 1257th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.22
Rank in China
1469th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
64th of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.31
Rank in China
1257th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
50th of 80

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
HuozhouSan Juan del RioKontagora

In new street additions, Huozhou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while San Juan del Río built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kontagora fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Huozhou fluctuated in connectivity, while San Juan del Río became progressively more disconnected and Kontagora fluctuated in connectivity. Huozhou and San Juan del Río have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.