Qu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Qu in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
QuSichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Qu plotted against Sichuan and China. The SNDi of new construction in Qu peaked in 1991-2005, 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, Qu's incremental SNDi fell from 7.08 to 6.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Qu ranked 93rd out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 1793rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.67
Rank in China
1781st of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
94th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.02
Rank in China
1793rd of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
93rd 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
QuAbakanHalol

While Abakan and Halol both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Qu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Qu and Abakan both became progressively more disconnected, while Halol fluctuated in connectivity.