Luxi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Luxi in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LuxiYunnan (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Luxi plotted against Yunnan and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Luxi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.68 to 3.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Luxi ranked 38th out of 78 cities in Yunnan and 950th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.03
Rank in China
903rd of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
34th of 78

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in China
950th of 1843
Rank in Yunnan
38th of 78

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LuxiBelsandAl Aamerah

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