Kasaji in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kasaji in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KasajiLualaba (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 Kasaji plotted against Lualaba and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Kasaji rose steadily, compared to Lualaba 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, Kasaji's incremental SNDi rose from 4.33 to 5.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kasaji ranked 11th out of 11 cities in Lualaba and 123rd out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.69
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
129th of 186
Rank in Lualaba
10th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.78
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
123rd of 186
Rank in Lualaba
11th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KasajiAleta WendoKefole

In new street additions, Kasaji and Aleta Wendo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kefole fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kasaji and Aleta Wendo both became progressively more disconnected, while Kefole fluctuated in connectivity. Kasaji and Aleta Wendo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.