Jingle in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jingle in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JingleShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jingle plotted against Shanxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jingle's incremental SNDi rose from 2.72 to 4.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jingle ranked 56th out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 1332nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.35
Rank in China
1498th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
65th of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.44
Rank in China
1332nd of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
56th of 80

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JingleShuang Qiao Cun Merta City

While 双桥村 and Merta City both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Jingle fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, 双桥村 and Merta City both became progressively more disconnected, while Jingle fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Jingle had a more sprawly network than 双桥村 in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.