Kibre Mengist in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kibre Mengist in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kibre MengistOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kibre Mengist plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kibre Mengist's incremental SNDi rose from 1.58 to 1.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kibre Mengist ranked 4th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 14th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in Ethiopia
16th of 181
Rank in Oromia
4th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.61
Rank in Ethiopia
14th of 181
Rank in Oromia
4th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Kibre MengistWetmoreAllentown

In new street additions, Kibre Mengist and Allentown both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Wetmore built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kibre Mengist and Allentown both became progressively more disconnected, while Wetmore grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Kibre Mengist and Allentown have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.