Titi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Titi in context

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
TitiGombe (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Titi plotted against Gombe and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Titi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.74 to 4.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Titi ranked 8th out of 8 cities in Gombe and 302nd out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.94
Rank in Nigeria
270th of 422
Rank in Gombe
5th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.92
Rank in Nigeria
302nd of 422
Rank in Gombe
8th of 8

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
TitiLas Palmas de Gran CanariaArak

In new street additions, Titi and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Arak fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Titi fluctuated in connectivity, while Las Palmas de Gran Canaria grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Arak became progressively more connected. Notably, Titi had a more connected network than Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.