Jiaocheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jiaocheng in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JiaochengShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jiaocheng plotted against Shanxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jiaocheng's incremental SNDi rose from 2.47 to 2.89 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jiaocheng ranked 30th out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 816th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.89
Rank in China
806th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
42nd of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.77
Rank in China
816th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
30th 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
JiaochengLa PazPalwal

In new street additions, Jiaocheng and La Paz both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Palwal built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Jiaocheng and La Paz both fluctuated in connectivity, while Palwal became progressively more disconnected. Jiaocheng and Palwal have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.