Cangxi County in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cangxi County in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Cangxi CountySichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cangxi County plotted against Sichuan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Cangxi County's incremental SNDi rose from 4.3 to 6.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cangxi County ranked 86th out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 1693rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.51
Rank in China
1766th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
92nd of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.75
Rank in China
1693rd of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
86th of 98

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
Cangxi CountyMishanBandirma

In new street additions, Cangxi County and Mishan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bandırma built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.