Robe in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Robe 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
RobeOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Robe plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Robe 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, Robe's incremental SNDi rose from 1.68 to 2.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.89

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
RobeBeipiaoSangasumi

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