Lola in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lola in context

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LolaNzerekore (Region)Guinea (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lola plotted against Nzérékoré and Guinea. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lola's incremental SNDi rose from 7.38 to 7.76 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lola ranked 5th out of 5 cities in Nzérékoré and 24th out of 24 in Guinea as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.76
Rank in Guinea
23rd of 24
Rank in Nzérékoré
4th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.81
Rank in Guinea
24th of 24
Rank in Nzérékoré
5th of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LolaHamriya Free ZoneBanpuzhen

In new street additions, Lola built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Hamriya Free Zone built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Banpuzhen fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Lola and Hamriya Free Zone both became progressively more disconnected, while Banpuzhen fluctuated in connectivity. Lola and Hamriya Free Zone have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.