Kericho in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kericho in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KerichoKenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kericho plotted against Kenya. Both Kericho and Kenya follow the same trend. Most recently, Kericho's incremental SNDi rose from 3.96 to 4.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kericho ranked 19th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.3
Rank in Kenya
20th of 45

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.65
Rank in Kenya
19th of 45

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
KerichoDumri KatsariSab al Bor

In new street additions, Kericho built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Dumri Katsari fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Sab al Bor fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kericho became progressively more disconnected, while Dumri Katsari became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Sab al Bor fluctuated in connectivity. Kericho and Dumri Katsari have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.