Sisulu Village in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sisulu Village in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sisulu VillageEastern Cape (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sisulu Village plotted against Eastern Cape and South Africa. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sisulu Village's incremental SNDi rose from 3.53 to 3.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sisulu Village ranked 5th out of 9 cities in Eastern Cape and 38th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.83
Rank in South Africa
45th of 81
Rank in Eastern Cape
6th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.11
Rank in South Africa
38th of 81
Rank in Eastern Cape
5th of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sisulu VillageErzurumRenala Khurd

In new street additions, Sisulu Village and Erzurum both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Renala Khurd fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Sisulu Village and Erzurum both became progressively more disconnected, while Renala Khurd fluctuated in connectivity.