The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Eastern rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Eastern, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Koforidua, Odumase and Akim Oda. Out of the three cities, Odumase and Akim Oda do not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Odumase followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Akim Oda followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.

How do development practices in Eastern fare in comparison to others in Ghana? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Eastern was the 13th-most disconnected out of the 14 regions in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Ghana, street construction in Eastern has become more connected. Eastern ranked 11th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2005 and 13th in 2006-2020.

As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Eastern is Suhum with an SNDi of 5.63, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Akim Oda with an SNDi of 4.18, which is sprawly. See trends for these cities: Akim Oda, Suhum

The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Eastern rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Eastern, we can consider three of its most populous cities: Koforidua, Odumase and Akim Oda. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Eastern follow the same region trend.

To date, Eastern is the 13th-most disconnected out of the 14 regions in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Ghana, the street network in Eastern has become more connected. Eastern ranked 11th in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2005 and 13th in 2006-2020.