Lubao in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lubao in context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LubaoLomami (Region)Democratic Republic of the Congo (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lubao plotted against Lomami and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Lubao followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Lomami which rose steadily and Democratic Republic of the Congo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Lubao ranked 8th out of 8 cities in Lomami and 162nd out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.5
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
162nd of 186
Rank in Lomami
8th of 8

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
LubaoJalalpur JattanLiuzhi

In new street additions, Lubao fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Jalalpur Jattan built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Liuzhi built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Lubao fluctuated in connectivity, while Jalalpur Jattan became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Liuzhi became progressively more connected. Lubao and Jalalpur Jattan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.