Ghinda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ghinda in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GhindaSemenawi Keyih Bahri (Region)Eritrea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ghinda plotted against Semenawi Keyih Bahri and Eritrea. The SNDi of new construction in Ghinda was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Semenawi Keyih Bahri which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Eritrea which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ghinda's incremental SNDi rose from 2.36 to 3.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ghinda ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Semenawi Keyih Bahri and 7th out of 8 in Eritrea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.81
Rank in Eritrea
5th of 8
Rank in Semenawi Keyih Bahri
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in Eritrea
7th of 8
Rank in Semenawi Keyih Bahri
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GhindaAurangabadGloucester

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