Tshimbalanga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tshimbalanga in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TshimbalangaLualaba (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 Tshimbalanga plotted against Lualaba and Democratic Republic of the Congo. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tshimbalanga's incremental SNDi rose from 2.47 to 4.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tshimbalanga ranked 4th out of 11 cities in Lualaba and 55th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.64
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
109th of 186
Rank in Lualaba
9th of 11

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.53
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
55th of 186
Rank in Lualaba
4th of 11

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TshimbalangaNoyabrskShanghang

In new street additions, Tshimbalanga and Noyabrsk both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shanghang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Tshimbalanga and Noyabrsk both fluctuated in connectivity, while Shanghang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Tshimbalanga and Noyabrsk have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.