Kuqa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kuqa in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KuqaXinjiang Uygur (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kuqa plotted against Xinjiang Uygur and China. The SNDi of new construction in Kuqa was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Xinjiang Uygur which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kuqa's incremental SNDi rose from 2.32 to 2.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kuqa ranked 17th out of 31 cities in Xinjiang Uygur and 749th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in China
481st of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
11th of 31

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in China
749th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
17th of 31

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KuqaKushiroBirimbal al Quadima

In new street additions, Kuqa built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Kushiro fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Birimbal al Quadima built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Kushiro and Birimbal al Quadima both became progressively more disconnected, while Kuqa became progressively more connected. Kuqa and Birimbal al Quadima have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.