Bria in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bria in context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BriaHaute-Kotto (Region)Central African Republic (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bria plotted against Haute-Kotto and Central African Republic. The SNDi of new construction in Bria followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Haute-Kotto which peaked in 1976-1990 and Central African Republic which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Bria's incremental SNDi rose from 5.15 to 7.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bria ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Haute-Kotto and 5th out of 7 in Central African Republic as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.47
Rank in Central African Republic
6th of 7
Rank in Haute-Kotto
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.21
Rank in Central African Republic
5th of 7
Rank in Haute-Kotto
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BriaAxial CityCabiao

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