Beke Kelate in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Beke Kelate in context

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Beke KelateOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Beke Kelate plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Beke Kelate was at its lowest in 1991-2005, 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, Beke Kelate's incremental SNDi rose from 1.08 to 2.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Beke Kelate ranked 44th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 108th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.75
Rank in Ethiopia
42nd of 181
Rank in Oromia
16th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.77
Rank in Ethiopia
108th of 181
Rank in Oromia
44th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Beke KelateSherwood ParkEssaouira

In new street additions, Beke Kelate built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Sherwood Park built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Essaouira fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Beke Kelate and Essaouira both fluctuated in connectivity, while Sherwood Park grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Beke Kelate had a more sprawly network than Sherwood Park in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.