Muhanga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Muhanga in context

3.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuhangaAmajyepfo (Region)Rwanda (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Muhanga plotted against Amajyepfo and Rwanda. The SNDi of new construction in Muhanga peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Amajyepfo which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and Rwanda which was at its lowest in 1976-1990. Most recently, Muhanga's incremental SNDi fell from 3.67 to 3.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Muhanga ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Amajyepfo and 2nd out of 5 in Rwanda as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.43
Rank in Rwanda
2nd of 5
Rank in Amajyepfo
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.96
Rank in Rwanda
2nd of 5
Rank in Amajyepfo
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuhangaLudianYuma

In new street additions, Muhanga built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Ludian fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Yuma built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Muhanga and Yuma both became progressively more disconnected, while Ludian fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Muhanga had a more sprawly network than Yuma in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.