Yueqing in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yueqing in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yueqing plotted against Zhejiang and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Yueqing's incremental SNDi rose from 3.24 to 4.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yueqing ranked 74th out of 116 cities in Zhejiang and 1254th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.09
Rank in China
1432nd of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
91st of 116

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.31
Rank in China
1254th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
74th of 116

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
YueqingIlorinSantos

While Ilorin and Santos both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Yueqing fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Yueqing and Ilorin have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.