Banissa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Banissa in context

081624<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
081624<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BanissaMandera (Region)Kenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Banissa plotted against Mandera and Kenya. The SNDi of new construction in Banissa was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Mandera which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Kenya which rose steadily. Most recently, Banissa's incremental SNDi rose from 3.53 to 4.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Banissa ranked 5th out of 6 cities in Mandera and 30th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.54
Rank in Kenya
22nd of 45
Rank in Mandera
5th of 6

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.49
Rank in Kenya
30th of 45
Rank in Mandera
5th of 6

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

What about similarly populated cities?

08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
08162432<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BanissaMir Bachah KotHouten

While Mir Bachah Kot and Houten both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Banissa built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Mir Bachah Kot and Houten both became progressively more disconnected, while Banissa became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Banissa and Mir Bachah Kot have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.