Yuncheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yuncheng in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yuncheng plotted against Shanxi and China. The SNDi of new construction in Yuncheng fell steadily, 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, Yuncheng's incremental SNDi fell from 3.21 to 2.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yuncheng ranked 43rd out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 1195th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.76
Rank in China
702nd of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
35th of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in China
1195th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
43rd of 80

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YunchengMeizhouBajitpur

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