Mizan Teferi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mizan Teferi 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
Mizan TeferiSouthern Nations, Nationalities (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mizan Teferi plotted against Southern Nations, Nationalities and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Mizan Teferi was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Southern Nations, Nationalities which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mizan Teferi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.79 to 4.03 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mizan Teferi ranked 32nd out of 39 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and 133rd out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.03
Rank in Ethiopia
118th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
28th of 39

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.13
Rank in Ethiopia
133rd of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
32nd of 39

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mizan TeferiWundwinBussum

While Wundwin and Bussum both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mizan Teferi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Mizan Teferi became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Wundwin grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Bussum became progressively more disconnected. Mizan Teferi and Wundwin have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.