Ashaka in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ashaka in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ashaka plotted against Gombe and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ashaka's incremental SNDi rose from 1.23 to 1.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ashaka ranked 2nd out of 8 cities in Gombe and 22nd out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.58
- Rank in Nigeria
- 26th of 422
- Rank in Gombe
- 2nd of 8
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.38
- Rank in Nigeria
- 22nd of 422
- Rank in Gombe
- 2nd of 8
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- بلد, Iraq
- Rochester, United States
- Hsipaw, Myanmar
- Valença, Brazil
- Kalitheerthalkuppam, India
- Itapetinga, Brazil
In new street additions, Ashaka and Valença both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while بلد built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Ashaka and Valença both fluctuated in connectivity, while بلد became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.