Abejukolo in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Abejukolo plotted against Kogi and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Abejukolo was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Kogi which rose steadily and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Abejukolo's incremental SNDi rose from 2.2 to 3.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Abejukolo ranked 1st out of 11 cities in Kogi and 40th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Ankazomborona, Madagascar
• Buyo, Côte d'Ivoire
• Chhaola, Bangladesh
• Gondola, Mozambique
• Greatwood, United States
• Dagahaley Refugee Camp, Kenya

In new street additions, Abejukolo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Ankazomborona fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Gondola fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Abejukolo became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Ankazomborona fluctuated in connectivity and Gondola grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Abejukolo and Ankazomborona have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.