Habswein in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Habswein in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HabsweinWajir (Region)Kenya (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Habswein plotted against Wajir and Kenya. The SNDi of new construction in Habswein was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Wajir which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Kenya which rose steadily. Most recently, Habswein's incremental SNDi rose from 1.83 to 3.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Habswein ranked 3rd out of 3 cities in Wajir and 14th out of 45 in Kenya as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.16
Rank in Kenya
11th of 45
Rank in Wajir
3rd of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.05
Rank in Kenya
14th of 45
Rank in Wajir
3rd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HabsweinBardarashKidal

While Bardarash and Kidal both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Habswein built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Habswein became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Bardarash became progressively more disconnected and Kidal fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Habswein had a more connected network than Bardarash in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.