Renshou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Renshou in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RenshouSichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Renshou plotted against Sichuan and China. The SNDi of new construction in Renshou 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, Renshou's incremental SNDi fell from 5.44 to 3.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Renshou ranked 78th out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 1642nd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.7
Rank in China
1254th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
63rd of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.41
Rank in China
1642nd of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
78th 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
RenshouZhangshuDuzce

In new street additions, Renshou built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Zhangshu built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Düzce fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Zhangshu and Düzce both became progressively more disconnected, while Renshou grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Renshou and Zhangshu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.