Nyeri in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nyeri in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NyeriKenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nyeri plotted against Kenya. The SNDi of new construction in Nyeri peaked in 1991-2005, while Kenya rose steadily. Most recently, Nyeri's incremental SNDi fell from 7.91 to 5.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nyeri ranked 36th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.14
Rank in Kenya
30th of 45

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.79
Rank in Kenya
36th of 45

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NyeriMalukuShikaripura

While Maluku and Shikaripura both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Nyeri built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Nyeri and Maluku have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.