Shashamane in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shashamane in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShashamaneOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shashamane plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shashamane's incremental SNDi rose from 1.58 to 2.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shashamane ranked 10th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 25th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.04
Rank in Ethiopia
19th of 181
Rank in Oromia
5th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.76
Rank in Ethiopia
25th of 181
Rank in Oromia
10th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
ShashamaneTulsaChiniot

While Tulsa and Chiniot both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Shashamane fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Tulsa and Chiniot both became progressively more disconnected, while Shashamane fluctuated in connectivity.