Meki in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Meki in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Meki plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Meki's incremental SNDi rose from 1.36 to 2.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Meki ranked 15th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 44th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.37
Rank in Ethiopia
31st of 181
Rank in Oromia
11th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.01
Rank in Ethiopia
44th of 181
Rank in Oromia
15th 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
MekiLinglingAgona Swedru

In new street additions, Meki fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Lingling built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Agona Swedru built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Meki fluctuated in connectivity, while Lingling grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Agona Swedru became progressively more disconnected.