Chucko in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chucko in context

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChuckoSouthern Nations, Nationalities (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chucko plotted against Southern Nations, Nationalities and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chucko's incremental SNDi rose from 1.16 to 1.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chucko ranked 2nd out of 39 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and 11th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.83
Rank in Ethiopia
11th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
2nd of 39

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.49
Rank in Ethiopia
11th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
2nd of 39

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChuckoSavehKenge

In new street additions, Chucko fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Saveh fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kenge built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Chucko and Kenge both became progressively more disconnected, while Saveh became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.