Wushan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wushan in context

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WushanChongqing (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wushan plotted against Chongqing and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wushan's incremental SNDi rose from 5.97 to 7.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wushan ranked 43rd out of 47 cities in Chongqing and 1830th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.94
Rank in China
1808th of 1843
Rank in Chongqing
43rd of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.58
Rank in China
1830th of 1843
Rank in Chongqing
43rd of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WushanCianting UtaraNagcarlan

In new street additions, Cianting Utara and Nagcarlan both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Wushan fluctuated in street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Cianting Utara and Nagcarlan both became progressively more disconnected, while Wushan fluctuated in connectivity. Wushan and Cianting Utara have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.