Guangyuan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guangyuan in context

3.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuangyuanSichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guangyuan plotted against Sichuan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Guangyuan's incremental SNDi rose from 4.17 to 4.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guangyuan ranked 76th out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 1629th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.54
Rank in China
1545th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
79th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.33
Rank in China
1629th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
76th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GuangyuanRaichurTurkaulia

While Raichur and Turkaulia both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Guangyuan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Raichur and Turkaulia both became progressively more disconnected, while Guangyuan fluctuated in connectivity.