Ikara in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Ikara in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ikara plotted against Kaduna and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Ikara peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Kaduna which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ikara's incremental SNDi fell from 1.82 to 1.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ikara ranked 4th out of 11 cities in Kaduna and 72nd out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 1.81
- Rank in Nigeria
- 42nd of 422
- Rank in Kaduna
- 2nd of 11
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 1.96
- Rank in Nigeria
- 72nd of 422
- Rank in Kaduna
- 4th of 11
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Routhkhai, Bangladesh
- Đông Hưng, Vietnam
- Venado Tuerto, Argentina
- Togtoh, China
- Lambak, Brunei
- Isale, Nigeria
In new street additions, Ikara and Togtoh both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Routhkhai built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Ikara and Routhkhai both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Togtoh grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Ikara and Routhkhai have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.