Lezhi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lezhi in context

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
LezhiSichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lezhi plotted against Sichuan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lezhi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.58 to 2.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lezhi ranked 44th out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 977th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in China
816th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
37th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.94
Rank in China
977th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
44th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LezhiWuheDikwa

Lezhi, Wuhe, and Dikwa all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Lezhi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Wuhe fluctuated in connectivity and Dikwa became progressively more disconnected.