Lingchuan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lingchuan in context

2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LingchuanShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lingchuan plotted against Shanxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lingchuan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.28 to 4.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lingchuan ranked 46th out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 1205th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.68
Rank in China
1573rd of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
70th of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.23
Rank in China
1205th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
46th of 80

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LingchuanRafhaLuang Prabang

While Rafha and Luang Prabang both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Lingchuan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Rafha and Luang Prabang both became progressively more disconnected, while Lingchuan fluctuated in connectivity. Lingchuan and Rafha have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.