Xianjiang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Xianjiang in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Xianjiang plotted against Zhejiang and China. The SNDi of new construction in Xianjiang peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Zhejiang which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and China which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Xianjiang's incremental SNDi fell from 3.74 to 3.4 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Xianjiang ranked 88th out of 116 cities in Zhejiang and 1468th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.4
Rank in China
1106th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
72nd of 116

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.71
Rank in China
1468th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
88th of 116

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
XianjiangMajalgaonBapatla

In new street additions, Xianjiang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Majalgaon built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Bapatla fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Xianjiang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Majalgaon became progressively more disconnected and Bapatla fluctuated in connectivity.