Lodwar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lodwar in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LodwarTurkana (Region)Kenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lodwar plotted against Turkana and Kenya. The SNDi of new construction in Lodwar followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Turkana which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease and Kenya which rose steadily. Most recently, Lodwar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.55 to 4.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lodwar ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Turkana and 25th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.18
Rank in Kenya
19th of 45
Rank in Turkana
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.11
Rank in Kenya
25th of 45
Rank in Turkana
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LodwarHengshanKK Market Centre

In new street additions, Lodwar and Hengshan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while KK Market Centre built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Lodwar and Hengshan both fluctuated in connectivity, while KK Market Centre became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Lodwar and Hengshan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.