Linshui in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Linshui in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LinshuiSichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Linshui plotted against Sichuan and China. The SNDi of new construction in Linshui was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Sichuan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Linshui's incremental SNDi rose from 2.69 to 3.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Linshui ranked 34th out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 896th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.09
Rank in China
938th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
48th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.84
Rank in China
896th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
34th 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
LinshuiDutseMalda

In new street additions, Linshui built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Dutse built increasingly connected streets over time and Malda fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Linshui became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Dutse became progressively more connected and Malda became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Linshui had a more connected network than Dutse in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.