Naxi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Naxi in context

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NaxiSichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Naxi plotted against Sichuan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Naxi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.33 to 4.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Naxi ranked 77th out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 1638th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.99
Rank in China
1632nd of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
82nd of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in China
1638th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
77th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NaxiItarsiZacatelco

While Itarsi and Zacatelco both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Naxi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Itarsi and Zacatelco both became progressively more disconnected, while Naxi fluctuated in connectivity. Naxi and Itarsi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.