Funing in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Funing in context

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FuningYunnan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Funing plotted against Yunnan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Funing's incremental SNDi rose from 3.62 to 4.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Funing ranked 61st out of 78 cities in Yunnan and 1534th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.54
Rank in China
1546th of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
64th of 78

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.94
Rank in China
1534th of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
61st of 78

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
FuningHuiminLueyang

In new street additions, Funing fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Huimin built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Lüeyang built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Funing fluctuated in connectivity, while Huimin became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Lüeyang became progressively more connected. Funing and Lüeyang have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.