Yuyao in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yuyao in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YuyaoZhejiang (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yuyao plotted against Zhejiang and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Yuyao's incremental SNDi rose from 4.6 to 4.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yuyao ranked 101st out of 116 cities in Zhejiang and 1684th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.7
Rank in China
1579th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
100th of 116

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.67
Rank in China
1684th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
101st of 116

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
YuyaoKhamis MushaytAnqing

In new street additions, Yuyao fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Khamis Mushayt built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Anqing fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Yuyao fluctuated in connectivity, while Khamis Mushayt became progressively more disconnected and Anqing became progressively more connected. Yuyao and Khamis Mushayt have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.