Nola in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nola in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nola plotted against Sangha-Mbaéré and Central African Republic. The SNDi of new construction in Nola followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Sangha-Mbaéré which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Central African Republic which peaked in 1976-1990. In terms of the aggregate network, Nola ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Sangha-Mbaéré and 2nd out of 7 in Central African Republic as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Central African Republic
2nd of 7
Rank in Sangha-Mbaéré
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NolaPuyoHuanta

While Puyo and Huanta both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Nola fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Nola became progressively more disconnected, while Puyo grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Huanta fluctuated in connectivity. Nola and Puyo have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.