Shufune in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shufune in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShufuneOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shufune plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Shufune was at its lowest in 1991-2005, 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, Shufune's incremental SNDi rose from 2.84 to 3.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shufune ranked 54th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 136th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Ethiopia
87th of 181
Rank in Oromia
35th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.18
Rank in Ethiopia
136th of 181
Rank in Oromia
54th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShufuneCaguasSirsi

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