Lobatse in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lobatse in context

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LobatseBotswana (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lobatse plotted against Botswana. The SNDi of new construction in Lobatse followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while Botswana peaked in 1991-2005. Most recently, Lobatse's incremental SNDi rose from 3.49 to 3.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lobatse ranked 5th out of 7 in Botswana as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.62
Rank in Botswana
6th of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.07
Rank in Botswana
5th of 7

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
LobatseJeninEstancia

In new street additions, Lobatse and Estância both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Jenin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Lobatse and Estância both became progressively more disconnected, while Jenin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Lobatse had a more connected network than Jenin in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.