Mota in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mota in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MotaAmhara (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mota plotted against Amhara and Ethiopia. While Amhara and Ethiopia both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Mota's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mota's incremental SNDi rose from 1.78 to 3.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mota ranked 8th out of 41 cities in Amhara and 65th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in Ethiopia
73rd of 181
Rank in Amhara
11th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in Ethiopia
65th of 181
Rank in Amhara
8th of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MotaTurbatSouk Ahras

Mota, Turbat, and Souk Ahras all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Mota and Souk Ahras both became progressively more disconnected, while Turbat fluctuated in connectivity. Mota and Turbat have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.