Xiqu District in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xiqu District in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xiqu District plotted against Sichuan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xiqu District's incremental SNDi rose from 4.93 to 6.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xiqu District ranked 89th out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 1751st out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.72
Rank in China
1787th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
95th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.32
Rank in China
1751st of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
89th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Xiqu DistrictKaranjaZhiying

In new street additions, Xiqu District fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Karanja built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Zhiying built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Xiqu District fluctuated in connectivity, while Karanja became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Zhiying became progressively more connected. Xiqu District and Zhiying have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.