Wusheng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wusheng in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WushengSichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wusheng plotted against Sichuan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wusheng's incremental SNDi rose from 1.87 to 2.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wusheng ranked 13th out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 363rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.29
Rank in China
393rd of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
13th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in China
363rd of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
13th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WushengXiaolongWorcester

In new street additions, Wusheng and Xiaolong both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Worcester built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Wusheng and Xiaolong both fluctuated in connectivity, while Worcester became progressively more disconnected. Wusheng and Worcester have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.