Xuyong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xuyong in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XuyongSichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xuyong plotted against Sichuan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Xuyong's incremental SNDi rose from 2.69 to 2.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xuyong ranked 55th out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 1166th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.94
Rank in China
841st of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
40th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.18
Rank in China
1166th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
55th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XuyongBushUrgut

In new street additions, Xuyong and Urgut both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bush built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Xuyong grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bush became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Urgut fluctuated in connectivity. Xuyong and Urgut have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.