Bungoma in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bungoma in context

4.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.55.46.37.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BungomaKenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bungoma plotted against Kenya. Both Bungoma and Kenya follow the same trend. Most recently, Bungoma's incremental SNDi rose from 6.32 to 7.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bungoma ranked 35th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.12
Rank in Kenya
39th of 45

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.78
Rank in Kenya
35th of 45

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BungomaGuangchangChun'an County

In new street additions, Bungoma and Chun'an County both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Guangchang built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Bungoma and Chun'an County both became progressively more disconnected, while Guangchang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Bungoma had a more sprawly network than Chun'an County in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.