Xuzhou in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xuzhou in context

3.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XuzhouSichuan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xuzhou plotted against Sichuan and China. The SNDi of new construction in Xuzhou followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, 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, Xuzhou's incremental SNDi fell from 4.61 to 3.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xuzhou ranked 71st out of 98 cities in Sichuan and 1557th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.92
Rank in China
1367th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
68th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.03
Rank in China
1557th of 1843
Rank in Sichuan
71st 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
XuzhouBireuenGreensboro

While Bireuen and Greensboro both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Xuzhou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Bireuen and Greensboro both became progressively more disconnected, while Xuzhou fluctuated in connectivity.