Kashgar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kashgar in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KashgarXinjiang Uygur (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kashgar plotted against Xinjiang Uygur and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kashgar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.37 to 3.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kashgar ranked 24th out of 31 cities in Xinjiang Uygur and 1270th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.91
Rank in China
1362nd of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
28th of 31

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in China
1270th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
24th of 31

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KashgarLouisvilleTripoli

While Louisville and Tripoli both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Kashgar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Kashgar and Louisville have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.