Kitale in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kitale 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
KitaleTrans Nzoia (Region)Kenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kitale plotted against Trans Nzoia and Kenya. The SNDi of new construction in Kitale peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Trans Nzoia which rose steadily and Kenya which rose steadily. Most recently, Kitale's incremental SNDi fell from 6.0 to 5.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kitale ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Trans Nzoia and 27th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.0
Rank in Kenya
29th of 45
Rank in Trans Nzoia
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.38
Rank in Kenya
27th of 45
Rank in Trans Nzoia
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KitaleChillanSagaing

In new street additions, Kitale built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Chillán built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Sagaing fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kitale and Chillán both became progressively more disconnected, while Sagaing fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Kitale had a more connected network than Sagaing in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.