Epe in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Epe in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Epe plotted against Lagos and Nigeria. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Epe's incremental SNDi rose from 3.09 to 4.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Epe ranked 1st out of 7 cities in Lagos and 244th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.32
- Rank in Nigeria
- 217th of 422
- Rank in Lagos
- 1st of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.43
- Rank in Nigeria
- 244th of 422
- Rank in Lagos
- 1st of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
Epe, Donggang, and Maicao all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Epe and Donggang both became progressively more disconnected, while Maicao grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Epe and Maicao have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.