qīngjiàn jiēdào in context: Street-network sprawl trends

qingjian jiedao in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
qingjian jiedaoShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with qīngjiàn jiēdào plotted against Shanxi and China. The SNDi of new construction in qīngjiàn jiēdào 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, qīngjiàn jiēdào's incremental SNDi fell from 3.71 to 2.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, qīngjiàn jiēdào ranked 38th out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 1079th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.77
Rank in China
721st of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
36th of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in China
1079th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
38th of 80

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
qingjian jiedaoShitangKaten Bala

In new street additions, qīngjiàn jiēdào built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Shitang built increasingly connected streets over time and Katen Bala fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, qīngjiàn jiēdào grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Shitang became progressively more connected and Katen Bala fluctuated in connectivity. qīngjiàn jiēdào and Shitang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.