Bako in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bako in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BakoOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bako plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Bako was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Oromia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bako's incremental SNDi rose from 2.37 to 2.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bako ranked 29th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 71st out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in Ethiopia
39th of 181
Rank in Oromia
14th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.26
Rank in Ethiopia
71st of 181
Rank in Oromia
29th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BakoJamakhandiMeherpur

While Jamakhandi and Meherpur both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Bako built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Jamakhandi and Meherpur both became progressively more disconnected, while Bako became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Bako and Jamakhandi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.