Welenchete in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Welenchete in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WelencheteOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Welenchete plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Welenchete 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, Welenchete's incremental SNDi rose from 2.21 to 2.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Welenchete ranked 16th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 45th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.93
Rank in Ethiopia
62nd of 181
Rank in Oromia
26th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.05
Rank in Ethiopia
45th of 181
Rank in Oromia
16th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WelencheteTrelewPhyongsan

In new street additions, Welenchete and Trelew both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Phyongsan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Welenchete and Trelew both became progressively more disconnected, while Phyongsan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Welenchete and Trelew have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.