Misisi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Misisi in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MisisiSud-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 Misisi plotted against Sud-Kivu and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The SNDi of new construction in Misisi was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Sud-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, Misisi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.01 to 3.78 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Misisi ranked 6th out of 12 cities in Sud-Kivu and 122nd out of 186 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.78
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
85th of 186
Rank in Sud-Kivu
2nd of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.78
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
122nd of 186
Rank in Sud-Kivu
6th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MisisiBalatoBalo-i

In new street additions, Misisi and Balato both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Balo-i built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Misisi and Balato both became progressively more connected, while Balo-i became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Misisi had a more sprawly network than Balo-i in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.