Ukunda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ukunda in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UkundaKwale (Region)Kenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ukunda plotted against Kwale and Kenya. The SNDi of new construction in Ukunda peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Kwale which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Kenya which rose steadily. Most recently, Ukunda's incremental SNDi fell from 5.33 to 4.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ukunda ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Kwale and 32nd out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.75
Rank in Kenya
25th of 45
Rank in Kwale
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.57
Rank in Kenya
32nd of 45
Rank in Kwale
1st of 1

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
UkundaMideltOume

In new street additions, Ukunda and Oumé both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Midelt built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Ukunda and Oumé both became progressively more disconnected, while Midelt became progressively more connected. Ukunda and Midelt have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.