Tindji in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tindji 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
TindjiZou (Region)Benin (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tindji plotted against Zou and Benin. The SNDi of new construction in Tindji peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Zou which peaked in 1991-2005 and Benin which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Tindji's incremental SNDi fell from 2.77 to 2.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tindji ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Zou and 19th out of 24 in Benin as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.66
Rank in Benin
11th of 24
Rank in Zou
2nd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.6
Rank in Benin
19th of 24
Rank in Zou
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TindjiSirteThe underground border

In new street additions, Tindji built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Sirte built increasingly disconnected streets over time and The underground border fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Tindji and Sirte both became progressively more disconnected, while The underground border became progressively more connected. Tindji and Sirte have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.