Malindi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Malindi in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MalindiKilifi (Region)Kenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Malindi plotted against Kilifi and Kenya. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Malindi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.78 to 3.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Malindi ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Kilifi and 10th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.36
Rank in Kenya
13th of 45
Rank in Kilifi
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.44
Rank in Kenya
10th of 45
Rank in Kilifi
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MalindiPalwanchaIgbo Ora

In new street additions, Malindi and Igbo Ora both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Palwancha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Malindi and Palwancha have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.