Xiaolong in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Xiaolong in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xiaolong plotted against Sichuan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xiaolong's incremental SNDi rose from 3.67 to 4.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xiaolong ranked 73rd out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 1578th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.28
- Rank in China
- 1483rd of 1843
- Rank in Sichuan
- 73rd of 98
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.13
- Rank in China
- 1578th of 1843
- Rank in Sichuan
- 73rd of 98
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Xiaolong and Wusheng both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Changtu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Xiaolong and Wusheng both fluctuated in connectivity, while Changtu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Xiaolong and Changtu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.