Koro in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Koro in context

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KoroMopti (Region)Mali (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Koro plotted against Mopti and Mali. The SNDi of new construction in Koro was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Mopti which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Mali which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Koro's incremental SNDi rose from 1.2 to 1.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Koro ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Mopti and 3rd out of 22 in Mali as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.51
Rank in Mali
3rd of 22
Rank in Mopti
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.3
Rank in Mali
3rd of 22
Rank in Mopti
1st of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KoroAl MishkhabXebat

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