Masalani in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Masalani in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MasalaniGarissa (Region)Kenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Masalani plotted against Garissa and Kenya. The SNDi of new construction in Masalani followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Garissa which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Kenya which rose steadily. Most recently, Masalani's incremental SNDi rose from 1.43 to 1.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Masalani ranked 2nd out of 6 cities in Garissa and 4th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.69
Rank in Kenya
5th of 45
Rank in Garissa
2nd of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.66
Rank in Kenya
4th of 45
Rank in Garissa
2nd of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
MasalaniPanguilaLumeje

In new street additions, Masalani and Lumeje both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Panguila built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Masalani fluctuated in connectivity, while Panguila became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Lumeje became progressively more disconnected. Masalani and Panguila have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.