Ataye in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ataye in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ataye plotted against Amhara and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Ataye rose steadily, compared to Amhara which rose steadily and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ataye's incremental SNDi rose from 5.4 to 9.05 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ataye ranked 39th out of 41 cities in Amhara and 178th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 9.05
- Rank in Ethiopia
- 178th of 181
- Rank in Amhara
- 40th of 41
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 6.08
- Rank in Ethiopia
- 178th of 181
- Rank in Amhara
- 39th of 41
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
Ataye, Xingren, and Mamfe all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Ataye and Xingren have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.