Comparisons
Western vs. the other two most closely populated regions in Sierra Leone: Northern and Eastern
Western in context: Street-network sprawl of new development
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Western rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Western, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Freetown. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Western follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Western fare in comparison to others in Sierra Leone? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Western was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 regions in Sierra Leone. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Sierra Leone, street construction in Western has become more disconnected. Western ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2005 and 3rd in 2006-2020.
Western in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl
As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Western is Freetown with an SNDi of 5.04, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Freetown with an SNDi of 5.04, which is very sprawly. See trends for these cities: Freetown, Freetown
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Western rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Western, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Freetown. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Western follow the same region trend.
To date, Western is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 regions in Sierra Leone. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Sierra Leone, the street network in Western has become more disconnected. Western ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2005 and 3rd in 2006-2020.