Botshabelo-K in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Botshabelo-K in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Botshabelo-KFree State (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Botshabelo-K plotted against Free State and South Africa. The SNDi of new construction in Botshabelo-K was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Free State which peaked in 1976-1990 and South Africa which rose steadily. Most recently, Botshabelo-K's incremental SNDi rose from 2.78 to 2.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Botshabelo-K ranked 4th out of 8 cities in Free State and 25th out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in South Africa
16th of 81
Rank in Free State
3rd of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in South Africa
25th of 81
Rank in Free State
4th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Botshabelo-KAylesburyHaiyou

In new street additions, Botshabelo-K built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Aylesbury built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Haiyou built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Botshabelo-K became progressively more connected, while Aylesbury grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Haiyou became progressively more disconnected. Botshabelo-K and Aylesbury have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.