Carnot in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Carnot in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CarnotMambere-Kadei (Region)Central African Republic (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Carnot plotted against Mambéré-Kadéï and Central African Republic. The SNDi of new construction in Carnot rose steadily, compared to Mambéré-Kadéï which peaked in 1991-2005 and Central African Republic which peaked in 1976-1990. Most recently, Carnot's incremental SNDi rose from 5.73 to 6.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Carnot ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Mambéré-Kadéï and 6th out of 7 in Central African Republic as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.2
Rank in Central African Republic
5th of 7
Rank in Mambéré-Kadéï
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.75
Rank in Central African Republic
6th of 7
Rank in Mambéré-Kadéï
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CarnotSanta Cruz del QuicheBarrio Codesa

While Santa Cruz del Quiché and Barrio Codesa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Carnot built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Carnot and Santa Cruz del Quiché both became progressively more disconnected, while Barrio Codesa fluctuated in connectivity. Carnot and Barrio Codesa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.