Kpando in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kpando in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KpandoVolta (Region)Ghana (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kpando plotted against Volta and Ghana. The SNDi of new construction in Kpando was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Volta which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Ghana which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kpando's incremental SNDi rose from 3.26 to 4.09 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kpando ranked 1st out of 6 cities in Volta and 17th out of 53 in Ghana as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.09
Rank in Ghana
19th of 53
Rank in Volta
3rd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.27
Rank in Ghana
17th of 53
Rank in Volta
1st of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KpandoQaladizaGadoon

In new street additions, Kpando built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Qaladiza built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Gadoon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kpando became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Qaladiza became progressively more connected and Gadoon fluctuated in connectivity. Kpando and Qaladiza have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.