Wegeda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wegeda in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WegedaAmhara (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wegeda plotted against Amhara and Ethiopia. While Amhara and Ethiopia both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Wegeda's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Wegeda's incremental SNDi rose from 2.75 to 3.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wegeda ranked 25th out of 41 cities in Amhara and 126th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.23
Rank in Ethiopia
85th of 181
Rank in Amhara
12th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in Ethiopia
126th of 181
Rank in Amhara
25th 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
WegedaPanrutiDawei

While Panruti and Dawei both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, Wegeda fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Panruti and Dawei both became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Wegeda became progressively more disconnected. Wegeda and Panruti have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.