Zhongyang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zhongyang in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZhongyangShanxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zhongyang plotted against Shanxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zhongyang's incremental SNDi rose from 2.9 to 7.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zhongyang ranked 39th out of 80 cities in Shanxi and 1100th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.69
Rank in China
1806th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
79th of 80

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.09
Rank in China
1100th of 1843
Rank in Shanxi
39th of 80

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZhongyangshbrwyshAnchal

While شبراويش and Anchal both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, Zhongyang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, شبراويش and Anchal both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Zhongyang fluctuated in connectivity. Zhongyang and Anchal have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.