Shinshicho in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shinshicho in context

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShinshichoSouthern Nations, Nationalities (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shinshicho plotted against Southern Nations, Nationalities and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Shinshicho rose steadily, 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, Shinshicho's incremental SNDi rose from 1.71 to 2.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shinshicho ranked 5th out of 39 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and 21st out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.67
Rank in Ethiopia
38th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
11th of 39

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.71
Rank in Ethiopia
21st of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
5th of 39

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShinshichoHannan DistrictPattani

While Hannan District and Pattani both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Shinshicho built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Shinshicho and Pattani both became progressively more disconnected, while Hannan District fluctuated in connectivity. Shinshicho and Hannan District have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.