Kakamega in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kakamega in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KakamegaKenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kakamega plotted against Kenya. The SNDi of new construction in Kakamega peaked in 1991-2005, while Kenya rose steadily. Most recently, Kakamega's incremental SNDi fell from 7.34 to 6.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kakamega ranked 39th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.12
Rank in Kenya
34th of 45

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.23
Rank in Kenya
39th of 45

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KakamegaToledoWigan

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