Ruicheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ruicheng in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RuichengShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ruicheng plotted against Shanxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ruicheng's incremental SNDi rose from 2.32 to 2.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ruicheng ranked 15th out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 415th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.43
Rank in China
472nd of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
25th of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.27
Rank in China
415th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
15th of 80

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RuichengMarjNagari

In new street additions, Ruicheng and Marj both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Nagari built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Ruicheng and Marj have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.