Zhuji in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zhuji in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZhujiZhejiang (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zhuji plotted against Zhejiang and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Zhuji's incremental SNDi rose from 2.46 to 2.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zhuji ranked 48th out of 116 cities in Zhejiang and 727th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.9
Rank in China
811th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
53rd of 116

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.67
Rank in China
727th of 1843
Rank in Zhejiang
48th of 116

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZhujiBeiraJuiz de Fora

While Beira and Juiz de Fora both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Zhuji fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Beira and Juiz de Fora both became progressively more disconnected, while Zhuji fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Zhuji had a more sprawly network than Beira in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.