Loutu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Loutu in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LoutuNord-Kivu (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 Loutu plotted against Nord-Kivu and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Loutu followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Nord-Kivu 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, Loutu's incremental SNDi fell from 3.85 to 3.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Loutu ranked 9th out of 16 cities in Nord-Kivu and 120th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.77
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
84th of 186
Rank in Nord-Kivu
6th of 16

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.68
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
120th of 186
Rank in Nord-Kivu
9th of 16

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

What about similarly populated cities?

012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LoutuSongweMuhajiriyah

In new street additions, Loutu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Songwe built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Muhajiriyah fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Loutu became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Songwe became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Muhajiriyah fluctuated in connectivity. Loutu and Songwe have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.