Mahagi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mahagi plotted against Ituri and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Mahagi was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Ituri which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mahagi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.86 to 3.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mahagi ranked 3rd out of 8 cities in Ituri and 91st out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Duqiao, China
• Maihar, India
• Alagoinhas, Brazil
• Lira, Uganda
• Tarzoho, Nigeria
• Mamuju, Indonesia

In new street additions, Mahagi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Duqiao built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Lira built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Mahagi became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Duqiao grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Lira became progressively more disconnected. Mahagi and Duqiao have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.