Goba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Goba 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
GobaOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Goba plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Goba rose steadily, 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, Goba's incremental SNDi rose from 2.13 to 3.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Goba ranked 7th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 22nd out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.22
Rank in Ethiopia
84th of 181
Rank in Oromia
33rd of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.72
Rank in Ethiopia
22nd of 181
Rank in Oromia
7th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GobaChegutuDormagen

In new street additions, Goba and Chegutu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dormagen fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Goba and Chegutu both became progressively more disconnected, while Dormagen fluctuated in connectivity. Goba and Dormagen have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.