Kisumu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kisumu in context

4.24.95.66.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.24.95.66.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KisumuKenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kisumu plotted against Kenya. Both Kisumu and Kenya follow the same trend. Most recently, Kisumu's incremental SNDi rose from 5.07 to 6.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kisumu ranked 29th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.28
Rank in Kenya
36th of 45

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.42
Rank in Kenya
29th of 45

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KisumuPadraunaEldoret

Kisumu, Padrauna, and Eldoret all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Kisumu and Padrauna have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.