Hami in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hami in context

33.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HamiXinjiang Uygur (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hami plotted against Xinjiang Uygur and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hami's incremental SNDi rose from 3.17 to 4.85 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hami ranked 26th out of 31 cities in Xinjiang Uygur and 1367th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.85
Rank in China
1605th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
29th of 31

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.5
Rank in China
1367th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
26th of 31

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

What about similarly populated cities?

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HamiQingyangNeyshabur

While Qingyang and Neyshabur both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, Hami fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Qingyang and Neyshabur both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Hami fluctuated in connectivity. Hami and Qingyang have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.