Melka Chireti in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Melka Chireti in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Melka ChiretiSomali (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Melka Chireti plotted against Somali and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Melka Chireti was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Somali which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Melka Chireti's incremental SNDi rose from 2.31 to 6.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Melka Chireti ranked 12th out of 12 cities in Somali and 177th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.24
Rank in Ethiopia
165th of 181
Rank in Somali
12th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.01
Rank in Ethiopia
177th of 181
Rank in Somali
12th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Melka ChiretiNanzhaoKatol

In new street additions, Melka Chireti built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Nanzhao fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Katol built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Nanzhao and Katol both became progressively more disconnected, while Melka Chireti fluctuated in connectivity. Melka Chireti and Nanzhao have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.