Busisi in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Busisi in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Busisi plotted against Sud-Kivu and Democratic Republic of the Congo. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Busisi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.6 to 4.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Busisi ranked 7th out of 12 cities in Sud-Kivu and 149th out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.63
- Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 108th of 186
- Rank in Sud-Kivu
- 4th of 12
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.72
- Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 149th of 186
- Rank in Sud-Kivu
- 7th of 12
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Busisi and Toledo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sirkazhi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Busisi and Toledo both fluctuated in connectivity, while Sirkazhi became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Busisi and Sirkazhi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.