Metu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Metu in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MetuOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Metu plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Metu 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, Metu's incremental SNDi rose from 3.05 to 4.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Metu ranked 57th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 144th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.86
Rank in Ethiopia
145th of 181
Rank in Oromia
58th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.32
Rank in Ethiopia
144th of 181
Rank in Oromia
57th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MetuChaniaKraljevo

In new street additions, Metu and Kraljevo both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Chania built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Metu and Kraljevo both became progressively more disconnected, while Chania became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Notably, Metu had a more connected network than Chania in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.