Kenge 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 Kenge plotted against Kwango and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Kenge rose steadily, compared to Kwango which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kenge's incremental SNDi rose from 4.12 to 4.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kenge ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Kwango and 110th 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?

• Chucko, Ethiopia
• Saveh, Iran
• Pithoragarh, India
• Pakdasht, Iran
• Pakokku, Myanmar
• Chikhli, India

While Chucko and Pakdasht both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Kenge built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Kenge and Chucko both became progressively more disconnected, while Pakdasht became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Kenge and Pakdasht have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.