Dimbokro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dimbokro in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DimbokroLacs (Region)Cote d'Ivoire (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dimbokro plotted against Lacs and Côte d'Ivoire. While Lacs and Côte d'Ivoire both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Dimbokro's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Dimbokro's incremental SNDi rose from 2.31 to 3.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dimbokro ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Lacs and 15th out of 39 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
14th of 39
Rank in Lacs
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.17
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
15th of 39
Rank in Lacs
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DimbokroArdakanKalaiya

In new street additions, Dimbokro and Ardakan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kalaiya built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Dimbokro and Kalaiya both became progressively more disconnected, while Ardakan fluctuated in connectivity. Dimbokro and Ardakan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.