Genet in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Genet in context

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GenetOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Genet plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Genet's incremental SNDi rose from 1.49 to 3.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Genet ranked 21st out of 71 cities in Oromia and 54th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.39
Rank in Ethiopia
93rd of 181
Rank in Oromia
37th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.1
Rank in Ethiopia
54th of 181
Rank in Oromia
21st of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GenetShikaripuraKaratsu

In new street additions, Genet fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Shikaripura built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Karatsu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Genet and Karatsu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.