Lokossa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lokossa in context

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LokossaMono (Region)Benin (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lokossa plotted against Mono and Benin. The SNDi of new construction in Lokossa rose steadily, compared to Mono which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Benin which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Lokossa's incremental SNDi rose from 1.71 to 3.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lokossa ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Mono and 9th out of 24 in Benin as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.1
Rank in Benin
14th of 24
Rank in Mono
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.11
Rank in Benin
9th of 24
Rank in Mono
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LokossaAin MlilaMarj

While Ain Mlila and Marj both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Lokossa built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Lokossa and Marj both became progressively more disconnected, while Ain Mlila fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Lokossa had a more connected network than Ain Mlila in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.